Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili continues his visit to Finland, and Sweden, following his visit to Norway and Denmark.

Today the Speaker is holding meetings in Finland. He met with his Finnish colleague Matti Vanhanen and discussed bilateral parliamentary ties, security threats on the European continent and Georgia’s EU/NATO integration agenda.

“We greatly value Finland’s support for Georgia’s European future,” Papuashvili tweeted.

Glad to meet @VanhanenMatti, Speaker of the Finnish Parliament. Discussed bilateral parliamentary ties, security threats on the European continent and Georgia’s EU/NATO integration agenda. We greatly value #Finland’s support for Georgia’s European future. pic.twitter.com/CJ9oKhNxYv

— Shalva Papuashvili 🇬🇪 (@shpapuashvili) June 15, 2022

Papuashvili also held “a fruitful” meeting with Chair of the Grand Committee of the Finnish Parliament, Satu Hassi, and discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine, Georgia’s progress on its European integration path and parliamentary agenda.

“We count on the Finnish support for granting a candidate status to Georgia,” he said.

Held a fruitful meeting with @satuhassi, Chair of the Grand Committee of the Finnish Parliament. Discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine, 🇬🇪’s progress on its European integration path & parliamentary agenda. We count on the Finnish support for granting a candidate status to 🇬🇪. pic.twitter.com/PHw6syxCIi

— Shalva Papuashvili 🇬🇪 (@shpapuashvili) June 15, 2022

The Speaker is accompanied by ruling Georgian Dream MPs, Chair of the EU Integration Committee Maka Bochorishvili, Chair of Foreign Relations Committee Nikoloz Samkharadze, and MP Maia Bitadze, and opposition Girchi MP Hermann Szabo.