MFA Mikheil Janelidze Holds High Profile Meetings in Germany
During his visit to Germany last week, Mikheil Janelidze, Foreign Minister and Vice Premier of Georgia, held meetings with Michael Roth, Minister of State for Europe at the Federal Foreign Office; Lucia Puttrich, Minister of European and Federal Affairs of Hessen; and Norbert Kartmann, the President of Hessen State Parliament.
Roth, who hosted Janelidze at Bad Hersfeld, highlighted that Janelidze’s visit to Frankfurt and Bad Hersfeld underlined the tight relations Georgia and Germany have, pointing to the fact of it being a positive signal for the future.
“The two-country partnership is not based solely on political dialogue, but is a possibility for civil society members, culture, media, science and business representatives to participate in deepening the cooperation further,” Roth said.
The parties discussed the processes of Georgia’s Euro integration and the EU free trade agreement implementation, with a focus on the importance of support Germany provides.
Janelidze spoke about the Eastern Partnership Summit preparation, the priorities of the Summit and Georgia’s expectations.
Alongside cooperation between Georgiaand Germany being discussed, covering education, culture, energy and security sectors, at his meeting with the President of Parliament of Hessen, Janelidze also talked about the liberal economic policy of Georgia, highlighting the importance of the free trade agreements between the EU, China and others.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia claims that particular attention was paid to the importance of direct flights between the two countries.
Janelidze also underlined Georgia’s being Guest of Honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2018 as an example of the thriving partnership between the countries.
Deepening economic relations and Georgia’s investment potential was discussed when the minister met with Puttrich, as was Germany’s continuous support in reforms, and towards Georgia’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration.
The Georgian Foreign Minister also talked about the current situation in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions, with Puttrich noting the country’s progress in association agreement implementation.
This year, Germany and Georgia are celebrating 25 years of diplomatic relations and cooperation.
Nino Gugunishvili