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Garibashvili: It is "political decision" to grant EU membership status to Ukraine

Irakli Garibashvili, Georgian Prime Minister

26 December 2022 14:21 (UTC +04:00)

"The European Council’s granting of the European Union membership candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova “in advance” in June - while Georgia was only granted a European perspective - had been a “political decision” due to Ukraine being at war and Moldova “in a state equal to war”," said Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday, APA reports citing agenda.ge.

Garibashvili pointed out Georgia was “two to three points ahead” of the two fellow membership aspirant countries “in all directions” relevant to membership status criteria.

He also said his Government had “meticulously fulfilled all conditions” set by the European Commission, with the remainder of the process ongoing into next year, and added the Government has sent some of the related domestic bills to the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission and was waiting for its conclusions on the legislative initiatives.