I am persuading our European colleagues and friends during the meetings that if Georgia is not granted the candidate status, it will be another strategic mistake on the part of the European Union, the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili, said at the plenary session of the Parliament, where he is presenting the annual report of the Government.
According to Garibashvili, "the status is symbolic", but it is important for the next stage.
In addition, as the Prime Minister noted, in fact, 11 of the 12 European recommendations have already been implemented, and he hopes that Georgia will receive the status of a candidate country for the European Union by the end of the year.
"Our European colleagues openly and loudly said that Georgia will become a member of the European family. We have not heard such a loud statement in the last 30 years. This, it can be said, is really a great achievement and appreciation of our team's work, which certainly needs due recognition. Of course, the status is symbolic, but definitely important for the next stage. As you know, our team did their best for everything. In my meetings, I am persuading our European colleagues and friends that if they do not grant Georgia the candidate status, it will be another strategic mistake on the part of the European Union. Our country, our people, our government simply do not deserve this. We have proven over the last 10 years that we are a truly results-oriented government that delivers real concrete results for our citizens. I want to tell you that almost the absolute majority of colleagues share the arguments presented by us," said Irakli Garibashvili.
