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• Georgian Prime Minister meets Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia

  Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with Zhanna Andreasyan, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia.

  The conversation at the meeting focused on the multidirectional relations and productive cooperation between Georgia and Armenia. It was noted that Georgia and Armenia are linked by a centuries-old history and good-neighborly relations.

  The current cooperation between the two countries in the areas of education and science and topics pertaining to expanding these relations in the future were discussed. It was noted that the Georgian side is actively cooperating with Armenian counterparts and is committed to continuing efforts toward exchanging experience in the area of education, ensuring education quality, and reforming.

  It was underlined that the Georgian Government remains committed to enhancing access to quality education.

  The meeting at the Government Administration was attended by Minister of Education and Science Mikheil Chkhenkeli and Armenia’s Ambassador to Georgia Ashot Smbatyan.

  Press Service of the Government Administration
• Georgian Prime Minister and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen discuss Georgia’s steps toward EU integration

  Georgia’s steps toward EU integration and the regional security environment were the key topics discussed between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at today’s meeting within the scope of the Munich Security Conference.

  At the meeting, the Prime Minister provided the President of the European Commission with detailed information on the implementation of the 12 priorities, most of which have been finalized in full, while the part with legislative acts has been referred for an opinion to the Venice Commission.

  It was also noted that the European Commission’s recent analytical report reflects Georgia’s considerable progress toward aligning national legislation with EU legislation.

  At the meeting, the Prime Minister expressed hope that the European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen’s leadership will continue Georgia’s support, and that this year will mark yet another historic decision by granting the well-deserved candidate status to Georgia.

  The Prime Minister and the President of the European Commission also discussed the importance of the Black Sea Project initiated by Georgia. The parties underlined that this project will bolster the development of the renewable energy sector and scale up transit and trade opportunities between the EU and the South Caucasus Region.

  The conversation also touched on Russian aggression in Ukraine and its impact on Georgia, the region, and the world as a whole.

  Press Service of the Government Administration
• On Prime Minister’s decision, Georgian Government to send equipment and rescuers to Turkey for rescue efforts

  On the decision of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, the Government of Georgia, within the next few hours, will dispatch relevant equipment and rescuers to engage in the ongoing rescue operations following the recent earthquake in Turkey.

  The employees of the Interior Ministry’s Emergency Management Service will be engaged to deal with the consequences of the earthquake in Turkey.

  The devastating earthquake in Turkey took place earlier this morning.

  Press Service of the Government Administration

   
• On Prime Minister’s decision, Georgian Government to make European Commission’s questionnaire public

  The European Commission's questionnaire, designed to form an opinion on Georgia's bid to EU membership, will be made public by the Georgian Government. This decision was made at today's meeting of the Government Commission on EU Integration of Georgia, chaired by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
  The first part of the special EU membership questionnaire was handed over to Georgia on April 11, in Luxemburg. Based on this questionnaire, the European Commission will develop a document known as the Opinion on granting candidate country status.
  The questionnaire consists of political and economic sections. In near future, Georgia will receive the second part comprising sectorial topics and compatibility with EU legislation by sector.

  European Commission's questionnaire

• Georgian Prime Minister’s meeting with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office/Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau

  Today, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili held a meeting with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office/Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau.

  The parties discussed the regional security challenges arising from the military action in Ukraine.

  The Prime Minister reiterated Georgia's solidarity with Ukraine by providing humanitarian aid and political support, including in every international format. Garibashvili also underlined the vital role and active steps of the international community toward ending the war as soon as possible.

  Special attention was paid to future cooperation during Poland's OSCE chairmanship and regional security issues in this context. Irakli Garibashvili, during his conversation with Zbigniew Rau, emphasized the importance of keeping the issue of Georgia's occupied territory high on the agenda during Poland's OSCE chairmanship, also of OSCE engagement in the Geneva International Discussions (GID), and the need to use this format effectively and achieving tangible results. The parties also focused on the importance of effective co-chairmanship of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), also underscoring the Georgian Government's peace policy.
  
  The Polish diplomat reaffirmed support for Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty and the country's European and Euro-Atlantic integration.

  During the meeting, the Prime Minister welcomed the crucially important priorities declared by Poland as part of its OSCE chairmanship. The Head of Government thanked the Polish Foreign Minister for visiting Georgia.
  
  During the meeting at the Government Administration, the Polish side was represented by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Georgia Mariusz Maszkiewicz, Polish Ambassador to Montenegro/ Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Artur Dmochowski, Head of the Polish OSCE Chairmanship's Task Force Paweł Kotowski, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus Viorel Moșanu, and Senior Policy Support Officer of the OSCE Secretariat's Caucasus Desk Siegfried Wöber, while the Georgian side was represented by Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani, Head of the Government Administration Ilia Darchiashvili, and Georgia's Permanent Representative to the OSCE/Ambassador to Austria Ketevan Tsikhelashvili.

  Press Service of the Government Administration