Georgian PM meets Serbian President at UN General Assembly

Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.

According to the Georgian Government, the two leaders highlighted the friendly ties between their countries and noted the positive momentum in expanding bilateral cooperation across various sectors. The parties expect that Serbia will open an embassy in Georgia in the near future, which will further deepen diplomatic relations.

“Attention was focused on the upward trend in bilateral trade turnover, with both sides noting that the signing of a free trade agreement, for which negotiations are nearing completion, will mark a major step forward.

The Prime Minister of Georgia expressed gratitude to the President of the Republic of Serbia for supporting the country’s European aspirations and underscored the special importance of relations built on mutual respect,” the statement from the Prime Minister’s press service read.

Following the meeting, Prime Minister Kobakhidze commented on the discussion in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

“I had a constructive meeting with the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić. We discussed Georgia-Serbia relations and opportunities to further strengthen our cooperation,” wrote Irakli Kobakhidze.

Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Maka Botchorishvili, Head of the Government Administration Levan Zhorzholiani, and Georgia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Davit Bakradze also attended the meeting.