Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili “appreciates” General Affairs Council (GAC) conclusions acknowledging Georgia’s important steps in its reform process.

In his tweet, FM Darchiashvili said “Georgia continues to address the Commission priorities in order to advance on EU accession path.”

“Strengthening sectoral cooperation and integration into EU’s internal market benefits Georgia’s EU membership goal,” he stressed.

According to the conclusions on Enlargement and Stabilisation and Association Process, “the future of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia and of their citizens lies within the European Union.”

“The Council acknowledges important steps made by Georgia in its reform process, as highlighted also in the 7th EU-Georgia Association Council in September 2022.

The Council encourages Georgia to continue on its reform path and to fully address the priorities specified in the Commission’s opinion on its membership application in order to be granted candidate status.

The Council puts emphasis on further deepening of the EU´s sectoral cooperation with Georgia, on the basis of enhanced implementation of the Georgia-EU Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA),” the GAC stated.

I appreciate #GAC conclusions acknowledging 🇬🇪’s important steps in its reform process. 🇬🇪continues to address the Commission priorities in order to advance on EU accession path. Strengthening sectoral coop & integration into EU’s internal market benefits 🇬🇪’s EU membership goal.

— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) December 14, 2022