Georgia has become a founding member of the parliamentary assembly of candidate countries for European Union membership, which also includes Ukraine.
08-07-2026 18:07 Press of Diaspora
1in.am On July 11, a march dedicated to the memory of Georgian volunteers who died in Ukraine will take place in Tbilisi. This was reported by the online media apsny.ge. «For more than two hundred years, the Georgian people have been fighting against Russian imperialism and occupation,» the text of the statement provided to the press by the event organizers says.
They believe that «Ukraine is fighting today for peace, as well as defending its independence and sovereignty, and citizens of Georgia are also participating in that fight, fighting in Ukraine for Georgia.» It is currently unknown whether the Tbilisi city authorities have authorized the march or if the organizers will face obstacles.
On the same day that the aforementioned statement was released, it became known that the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, Papuashvili, participated in the founding conference of the heads of parliaments of candidate countries for EU membership in Belgrade. The official agency Saqinform reported the main points of Papuashvili's speech.
According to the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, «To strengthen the weakened economic and geopolitical positions of the European Union, its expansion in the Balkans and the Black Sea region is necessary,» and to achieve this, «the EU must perceive expansion as a historical opportunity, rather than a burden or charity, as some present it.»
This firm demarche by the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia is undoubtedly based on his country's communication and logistical capabilities, but on the other hand, it is worth emphasizing that official Tbilisi, despite the existing fundamental disagreements with Brussels, has nevertheless become a founding member of the parliamentary conference of candidate countries for EU membership.
Furthermore, a meeting took place in Belgrade between the heads of the parliaments of Georgia and Serbia, during which Papuashvili expressed «gratitude» to the Serbian side for supporting Georgia's territorial integrity and assured that Georgia «resolutely defends Serbia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.» The founding presence of Georgia and Ukraine on the same platform is already a political achievement for the European Union.
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