An official invitation was sent to the OSCE regarding the sending of observers. We have repeatedly said that open and transparent elections are our top priority. We are, first of all, interested in these elections being outstanding and of high standards, - stated the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Ilia Darchiashvili, who is on a visit to Brussels.
He also drew attention to the implementation of the 9-point plan defined by the European Union and noted that an action plan was soon created regarding this issue.
"As for the 9 points, this is, of course, a document, issues that were given to us by the European Union, we immediately started working on this issue. Our people know that very soon we developed an action plan with respect to the 9 points, which is the way to fulfill these 9 points”, he said.
According to hi , before leaving for Brussels, he personally, on behalf of the Government of Georgia, within the scope of his competence, appealed to ODIHR regarding the fact that parliamentary elections will be held in Georgia in October.
“An official invitation has already been sent to the OSCE/ODIHR regarding the sending of observers. We have repeatedly said that open and transparent elections are our top priority. We are primarily interested in making these elections outstanding and of high standards. This will definitely be implemented and that is why I emphasized during your conversation that we have started to fulfill our obligations from these 9 points and this is a daily process", said Ilia Darchiashvili.
The minister also spoke about the meetings of the Prime Minister of Georgia in Brussels and noted that in addition to the Association Council, Irakli Kobakhidze will hold high-level meetings with the leaders of the European Union.
"As it is known, the Prime Minister of Georgia is in Brussels on his first foreign visit. We will hold an Association Council with the European Union. This is one of the main platforms of our bilateral relations, EU-Georgia. The Association Council is multidimensional. We will start working within these discussions on how to strengthen and deepen our European integration. We will also talk about sectoral cooperation. The Prime Minister of Georgia, in addition to the Association Council, will hold high-level meetings with the leaders of the European Union, and in the format of bilateral meetings, there will also be talks about how our country, the Prime Minister of Georgia, his government plans the European integration process. I think that there will be a very necessary and important meeting with the President of the European Council, the President of the European Parliament, several commissioners and Mr. Borrell. The visit of the Prime Minister of Georgia is very important, which should bring a new and very strong impulse to our country on the path of European and Euro-Atlantic integration," said the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
