“I believe that the April 19 agreement should be signed by all political forces,” Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu said at a news conference in Tbilisi, summing up his visit to the South Caucasus together with the foreign ministers of Lithuania and Austria.

Romanian FM congratulated Georgia on the progress achieved in the implementation of the Association Agreement.

“I stressed that an inclusive political environment, further modernization, and democratization are important for Georgia’s European agenda. I welcome the decision of the opposition forces to take their seats in the parliament as the first step towards the normalization of the situation in the country.

At the same time, I believe that the April 19 agreement should be signed by all political forces. I also want to reaffirm Romania’s strong support for Georgia’s European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations,” he said.

The EU’s three foreign ministers of Austria, Romania, and Lithuania arrived in Georgia on the mandate of the High Representative of the European Commission for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Joseph Borrell as part of their tour in the South Caucasus.

The decision on the visit of the Foreign Ministers of Austria, Romania, and Lithuania to the South Caucasus was made at an informal ministerial of EU member states on May 27.