Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman on Friday met with Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and delivered a lecture at Tbilisi State University. He also visited the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) with members of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM).
Grlić Radman and Papuashvili discussed the strengthening of Croatia-Georgia parliamentary cooperation, support for Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic path, and security situation in the region. The minister thanked the parliament speaker for attending the first Crimea Platform Summit in Zagreb, underscoring the importance of supporting Ukraine. “Croatia is willing to share with Georgia its experience in the EU accession process and in the implementation of the necessary reforms. In that regard, we have had a fruitful cooperation within the Croatian-Georgian Interparliamentary Friendship Group, which should be further strengthened,” he said.
After the meeting, Grlić Radman visited the ABL with members of the EUMM. Acting Head of the EUMM Tibor Kozma informed him about the security situation and recent developments along the ABL as well as the issued faced by the local civilian population. The minister thanked the EUMM, which also includes two Croatian monitors, for its contribution to stability in Georgia and the wider region.
In his lecture at Tbilisi State University, Grlić Radman outlined Croatia’s views, experience and lessons from the Euro-Atlantic integration, pointing out that this year Croatia marks the 10th anniversary of EU membership.
“The past decade has confirmed the values and benefits of that membership, which is evident in the everyday lives of Croatian citizens, especially today, when the stability of Europe is being shaken,” Grlić Radman told the students. He added that the crown of Croatia’s successes was our entering the Schengen Area and eurozone on 1 January, which meant joining a narrow circle of 15 countries that are simultaneously members of NATO, EU, Schengen and eurozone.
“I believe that Georgia can achieve its strategic goal of joining the EU family. Croatia will support Georgia’s commitment to Euro-Atlantic integration and will help it in that challenging process,” Grlić Radman concluded.
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