President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen met with Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Wednesday, saying “The meeting comes at an important moment—the upcoming elections will be a crucial test for Georgia’s democracy.”
“I have great respect for your commitment to Georgia’s European path. Our meeting comes at an important moment—the upcoming elections will be a crucial test for Georgia’s democracy. And a defining moment for the future of EU-Georgia relations,” Ursula von der Leyen stated.
The Georgian President also echoed the meeting on X: “Reaffirmed to President Ursula von der Leyen the Georgian people’s commitment to accelerating our European path. I emphasized the crucial importance of European moral support to ensure the Georgian people don’t feel isolated as they declare their European choice on October 26th.”
