Russo-Georgian War

Joint press release following the 6th Association council meeting between the European Union and Georgia

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Continents, Countries, Europe, Russo-Georgian War, Transcaucasia, Caucasus, GEORGIA, Republics, Schengen Area, Travel visa, Occupied territories of Georgia

The European Union and Georgia held the 6th meeting of the Association council on 16 March 2021.

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  • The European Union and Georgia held the 6th meeting of the Association council on 16 March 2021.
  • The Association council took note of the 2021 Association Implementation Report on Georgia and assessed the state of EU-Georgia relations since the last Association council in March 2019.
  • The Association council noted that the elections of 31 October and 21 November 2020 were competitive and that, overall, fundamental freedoms were respected.
  • The Association council strongly regretted the deepening political polarisation in Georgia.
  • The Association council agreed that it was vital for all actors to continue working, in the EU-supported mediation, to find an early resolution to Georgias political crisis.
  • Both sides stressed the need to continue the successful cooperation between the EU and Georgia on strategic communication and countering disinformation.
  • The Association council recalled that a great number of Georgian citizens have benefited from short term visa free travel to Schengen countries in recent years.
  • The Association council further urged the Russian Federation to provide EUMM access to the whole territory of Georgia, in line with its mandate.
  • The Association council also called for access for international humanitarian and human rights mechanisms of relevant international organisations.
  • The Association council stressed the importance of ongoing support to people-to-people contacts and confidence building measures across the divides.
  • In this respect, the Association council recalled its support for the Georgian peace initiative A Step to a Better Future.

Press statement from President Charles Michel following his meeting with the President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Russo-Georgian War, Georgia (country)–Russia relations, Politics of Georgia, Foreign relations, Diplomacy, In Georgia, International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, International relations

We support your sovereignty and your territorial integrity in a region which, we know, is complex.

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  • We support your sovereignty and your territorial integrity in a region which, we know, is complex.
  • I would like my presence to be an opportunity to reaffirm this message of friendship and support on the part of the European Union.
  • However, as you have mentioned, my visit comes at a time of deepening political crisis in Georgia.
  • This is a cause of great concern for the EU and for me personally.

Remarks by President Charles Michel at a press conference with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili in Tbilisi

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Countries, Regions, Transcaucasia, Western Asia, Russo-Georgian War, Georgia (country)–Russia relations, Post-Soviet states, South Ossetia, GEORGIA, Occupied territories of Georgia, International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia

The current political crisis and polarisation clearly risk undermining Georgia's hard-won young democracy in this complex region.

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  • The current political crisis and polarisation clearly risk undermining Georgia's hard-won young democracy in this complex region.
  • I have had good and frank discussions with you, Mr. Prime Minister, with the different colleagues and with the leaders of the opposition parties.
  • And the opposition should also step up to the challenges and engage constructively in the interests of Georgia.
  • Today, I also had the opportunity to visit the Administrative Boundary Line with the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia.

Informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (Gymnich): Remarks by t

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Friday, August 28, 2020
Enver Hoxha, Russo-Georgian War

[Today], we are going to talk about very important issues.

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  • [Today], we are going to talk about very important issues.
  • We are going to talk about Belarus and the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean.
  • As you know, this is an informal meeting; it cannot take decisions, only political proposals that will be developed later.
  • So, it is going to be an important meeting, which requires us all to be [physically] together, because these things are very difficult to discuss via video conference.