Georgian Prime Minister to Visit Germany for Talks With Chancellor Merkel

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The press service of the Georgian government said that Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili will pay an official visit to Germany on June 15-16, during which he will hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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TBILISI (Sputnik) — Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili will pay an official visit to Germany on June 15-16, during which he will hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the press service of the Georgian government said in a statement on Wednesday.

"The sides will consider bilateral relations, the issue of cooperation between Georgia and the European Union and the situation in the region At the end of the meeting a joint press-conference will take place," the statement said.

Kvirikashvili plans to speak out at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, where he will raise the issue of Georgia's foreign policy and the importance of the countryu's European integration, according to the statement. The prime minister will also give the lecture named "Georgia's European Way" in Humboldt University.

According to the press service, the visit will also be marked by a business forum of Georgia and Germany, where the two countries' businessmen will take part.

Brussels and Tbilisi signed the EU-Georgia Association Agreement on June 27, 2014. In March 2016, the European Commission proposed to lift visa regime for Georgian citizens.

Earlier this month, Kvirikashvili and Merkel discussed  Georgia's EU integration over the phone.

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