Georgia to Sign Association Agreement on June 27

On May 14, a joint press conference was held between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy. The Georgian Prime Minister announced that Georgia is ready to sign an Association Agreement with the European Union on June 27.

“This visit is an honorable one. This affirms that the European Union supports Georgia’s path to European integration. I would like to inform you that we have been confirmed to sign the Association Agreement on June 27,” stated Garibashvili.

According to Rompuy, the Association Agreement is not the final stage of Georgian-EU collaboration.

“We have discussed the signing and realization of the Association Agreement, including a deep and inclusive free trade zone. We will sign the agreement in Brussels on June 27 with the heads of states and governments. This will be a new stage for your country,” said Rompuy.

On May 13, in Moldova’s capital, Chisinau Rompuy announced that he has officially invited Moldova’s Prime Minister lurie Leanca to sign the Association Agreement on June 27.

Irakli Garibashvili will be signing the Agreement from the Georgian side.

Georgia’s Minister of Euro-Atlantic Integration, Aleksi Petriashvili, announced that the Georgian Government is taking on the responsibility of signing and realizing the Association Agreement.

Georgia and Moldova signed the initiation of the Association Agreement during the Eastern Partnership Summit held in Vilnius on November 28-29, 2013.

The European Committee has decided to allocate 30 million Euros to support Georgia and Moldova in the realization of the Association Agreement.