“Today’s visit clearly reiterates how important Georgia and its success is to the European Union”, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stated during today’s joint press conference with President of the European Council Charles Michel, at the Administration of the Government.

On behalf of the Government and the ruling political team, the Prime Minister thanked Charles Michel for his efforts toward reaching a concrete result.

“After a brief pause, I am happy to be once again hosting President of the European Council Charles Michel.

We are thankful to President Michel for his personal engagement. His visit today clearly reiterates how important Georgia and its success is to the European Union.

President Michel, it was in this hall that you voiced your initiative for the first time. It happened on March 1 and was linked to mediation between the authorities and the opposition, with your personal and your special envoy’s engagement. One month and 20 days later, I am proud and happy to see the result. An agreement has been reached, and the artificially created crisis in Georgia is over. For that, you deserve sincere gratitude. On behalf of our Government and our political team, I would like to thank you for your enormous effort toward reaching this concrete result. You have proved to be a genuine leader capable of holding mediation and negotiations under the aegis of the EU and producing concrete results.

Together, we have set an example of success, a precedent with the engagement of the EU and the US, together with Georgia. The artificially created political crisis has come to an end.

I also avail myself of this opportunity to thank your representative, Mister Christian Danielsson. Mandated and instructed directly by you, he was delegated to Georgia. He has worked hard and closely with our party and other political entities, the opposition. It is of crucial importance that this agreement has been reached. Today Georgia is the winner. It is a leap forward, a step that will contribute to consolidating our society and overcoming the key challenges facing our country and our people today,” the Prime Minister said.

The Georgian political parties signed a compromise agreement, A Way Ahead for Georgia, submitted to the parties by the European Council President Charles Michel, at the Orbeliani Palace on April 19.

Charles Michel has arrived in Tbilisi earlier today, shortly after the majority of Georgian political parties signed his proposal.