On 7 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament David Usupashvili, who is paying a visit to Vilnius, discussed Georgia’s recent presidential election, the country’s progress on the road to Europe, and preparations for the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit. “The election demonstrated Georgia’s firm determination to follow the path to democracy. It is important to continue to ensure compliance with the democratic principles of pluralism and the rule of law,” L.Linkevičius said. The Foreign Minister assured Georgia that Lithuania further supported the enactment of reforms as well as the country’s aspirations of European and Euro-Atlantic integration. “Georgia is undoubtedly among the Eastern Partnership Programme’s leaders,” the Foreign Minister said. Both officials agreed that the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius was only a new beginning of important processes. L.Linkevičius also highlighted the need to work consistently in order to initial the Association Agreement including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area in Vilnius. According to the Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Georgia must continue to implement reforms necessary for the implementation of the Action Plan for Visa Liberalisation with the EU. This would eventually result in granting visa-free travel to the EU for Georgian citizens. Source: urm.lt/index.php?3700160602 #Georgia #Lithuhania #EU #EasternPartnership
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 08:24:40 +0000
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