On February 21, at the 10th plenary sitting held in Chisinau, the EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly condemned the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and adopted the Resolution on supporting the path of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia toward EU membership.

The Assembly welcomes the historical decision of the European Commission made on June 23, 2022, concerning the granting of the EU candidacy to Ukraine and Moldova and underlines that all three countries are part of the EU enlargement policy.

The EuroNest PA calls on the Russian Federation to immediately terminate the military actions in Ukraine and respect the territorial integrity of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova as of utmost importance for European security.

“Today, we witness quite a new reality in the EaP region. Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine enjoy the EU membership perspective and now, it is crucial to take effective actions in view of the EU membership of all three countries. And that’s why, the Parliamentary Assembly shall clearly and strongly support this process and the EU membership of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine”, – the Chair of the EU Integration Committee, Maka Botchorishvili stated when introducing the Resolution.

The EuroNest PA recognizes the contribution of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to the EU security and welfare and underlines the importance of the EU integration of all three countries for the stability and security of the region, calls on the EU member states to trigger the EU enlargement process and take certain steps in this direction.

The EuroNest PA session has been held in Chisinau on February 19-21, 2023, attended by the MEPs and MPs from Azerbaijan, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Ukraine. The Georgian Assembly at the session was represented by the Head of the Delegation, Maka Botchorishvili and MPs Mikheil Sarjveladze, Maia Bitadze, Levan Karumidze, Giorgi Khelashvili and Giorgi Vashadze.

The EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly is a parliamentary forum to promote political association and further economic integration between the European Union and the EU’s Eastern European partners.