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Georgia Completes EU Association

© AFP 2023 / VANO SHLAMOVGeorgia's dancers perform during celebrations for the signing of an association agreement with the EU in Tbilisi on June 27, 2014
Georgia's dancers perform during celebrations for the signing of an association agreement with the EU in Tbilisi on June 27, 2014 - Sputnik International
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The association agreement between Georgia and the European Union was finally ratified by all EU countries, according to a speaker at the Georgian parliament.

Georgian national and EU flags projected on the wall of the Metekhi Church with a monument to Vakhtang I Gorgasali, a king of Iberia, right, during a concert marking the signing of the association with EU agreement in Tbilisi, Georgia, Friday, June 27, 2014 - Sputnik International
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TBILISI (Sputnik) — Belgium ratified the Association Agreement between Georgia and the European Union, which was prerequisite to finalize the deal, Davit Usupashvili, a speaker at the Georgian parliament, said Thursday.

The European Union and Tbilisi signed the EU-Georgia Association Agreement on June 27, 2014. To come into effect this agreement should be signed by all 28 EU states.

"Good news came from Brussels. Belgium, which was the last, the 28th country of the European Union member states to ratify the Association Agreement, has completed this process," Usupashvili told reporters.

According to the lawmaker, the association agreement was finally ratified by all EU countries.

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However, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said that the association process has not yet been completed.

Georgia has been in talks with the European Union over the association deal since 2010.

The agreement was ratified by Georgian parliament on July 18, 2014. The European Parliament ratified the agreement on December 18, 2014, leaving the document to be ratified by all the 28 EU member states.

The European Union is also due to introduce a visa-free regime with Georgia in 2016, according to EU officials. The country meets EU criteria for cancelling visa travel, with the European Commission set to propose necessary legislation to the European Council.

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