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Georgia: Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the Estonian president in Tbilisi

2015/06/06

Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves pledged to support Georgia's efforts towards European and Euro-Atlantic integration.

This statement was made at a conference between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the Estonian president in Tbilisi on June 3.

Deepening of bilateral economic cooperation, Georgia’s EU integration and relations with NATO were the major issues on the schedule of the conference. Estonia actively assists Georgia in these issues.

"The prime minister thanked Toomas Hendrik Ilves for his support of Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity inclunding European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations, and expressed hope for a deepening of bilateral political, economic and cultural cooperation," the prime minister's office reported.

The sides as well discussed prospects for developing bilateral and multilateral cooperation between the two nations in different fields.

Cooperation with Estonia in the field of e-governance was as well underlined at the conference. Estonia is ready to share its experiences in different directions with Georgia, inclunding membership at NATO and EU integration. The prime minister highly estimated experts' assistance in this area.

The Georgia-Estonia conference carries great importance for further successful cooperation between the two nations.

Garibashvili noticed that the Georgian government considers Ilves's visit as confirmation of the "appropriate partnership which exist in between the two nations".

The Estonian president has by presently met with Georgian President Georgi Margvelashvili and Parliamentary Speaker David Usupashvili.

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