Georgia’s ambassador to Lithuania, Salome Shapakidze, has resigned, Georgian TV channel Rustavi 2 reports. In her announcement, she stressed that Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity went hand in hand with the country’s bid to join the EU and the Euro-Atlantic community. “Georgia is Europe!”, Shapakidze concluded. Her move follows the resignations of several ambassadors after…
Estonian President Alar Karis has expressed support for the Georgian people amid massive anti-government demonstrations across the country, ERR reports. Karis phoned Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, wishing her strength. Karis insisted that the Georgian government did not have a mandate to halt the aspiration of the majority of Georgians to join the EU. Also, he…
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis, met with his Georgian counterpart, Ilia Darchiashvili, in Vilnius on 11 July 2023, BNS reports. The two ministers discussed the regional security situation and Georgia’s EU membership prospects. Landsbergis noted that Georgia (Sakartvelo) was a NATO partner resisting Russia’s imperialist ambitions and hybrid threats. He urged Georgia to make full…