Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias met with his Georgian counterpart Mikheil Janelidze on Tuesday, first day of his official visit to Georgia.
“Our meeting was productive and with positive energy,” said Kotzias adding that “we agreed that the Greek-Georgian relations are strategic relations”.
He explained that a strategic relation means a coordinated effort to promote the relations between the two countries in all sectors, economic, educational, energy, research but foremost means that Greece will do whatever possible in order for Georgia to come closer to the EU. “I deeply believe that Georgia is a country that belongs to Europe” said Kotzias and referred to the deep and long historic bonds between the countries. “Greece is a country that supports and is based on the international law and therefore we support Georgia’s sovereign rights and independence”.
Kotzias invited Janelidze to visit Greece adding that until then their cooperation can proceed at ministerial level.
Finally, he congratulated the abolition of short-term visa for Georgian nationals in EU which Greece supported strongly which may give a boost to tourism relations between the two countries.
On his part, Janelidze welcomed Kotzias adding that it is the first Greek foreign minister’s visit to Georgia. He thanked Greece for its support to Georgia course’s to the European integration and him personally for his contribution to the abolition of the short-term visa for Georgian citizen in the Schengen zone.
The Georgian foreign minister said that their talks focused on Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity noting that they must be solved peacefully according to the international law. “Greece and Georgia would do whatever possible for peace and stability in the region” concluded Janelidze.
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