President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili addressed the participants of the 8th Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.

As Georgian president said, today is the important day because Tbilisi is hosting Euronest PA session for the first time.

‘Holding a plenary session while we are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Eastern Partnership, the joint achievements of the EU and Georgia, the presence of 60 MEPs, the representatives of our partner countries in Georgia, Tbilisi is very important.

We need to think about what our nearest future should be. I said that I do not think we should wait another 10 years to enter the EU and integrate, as it is mentioned in the constitution.

But, in order this not to be just a wish, only a dream, we must think about new ideas, new tools.  This is the purpose of this meeting and then all of us will work together in that area,’ Salome Zurabishvili said.

The Georgian capital of Tbilisi is hosting the 8th Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly on December 8-10.

Energy security, EU-Eastern relations, and geopolitical challenges are set to be among the focus points of the 8th session of the joint parliamentary assembly.

The Assembly is comprised of 60 MEPs and 10 members from each of the participating parliaments of the Eastern European partners (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine).

Participants will adopt resolutions on political affairs, economic integration, energy security, and social matters. As 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership, members will also reflect on the future of this policy, in the run-up to the next Eastern Partnership Summit scheduled to take place in the spring of 2020.