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Prime Minister’s Official Visit to Ukraine
2019-12-13 On December 12-13, the Prime Minister of Georgia held an official visit to Ukraine. During the visit, Giorgi Gakharia met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. During the face-to-face meeting, the two countries' leaders discussed common European prospects and challenges pertaining to territorial integrity. The parties emphasized the friendly relations between the Georgian and Ukrainian nations which promise to bring about concrete result for both countries. After the face-to-face discussions, an enhanced-format meeting was held at the Administration of the President of Ukraine, attended by Georgia's Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani and the Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Advisor Irakli Chikovani. After the completion of the meeting, Giorgi Gakharia and Volodymyr Zelensky signed the Agreement on the Establishment of the High-Level Georgia-Ukraine Strategic Council. The work of the Strategic Council incorporates four directions: political, trade and economic, defense and security, and cultural and humanitarian. Each direction will have a working group led by corresponding Ministers, which will ensure a high level of comprehensive bilateral dialogue. The leaders of eth two countries emphasized that the signing of the agreement at such a high level demonstrates the two countries' commitment to moving relations to a higher level. According to the Georgian Prime Minister, the strategic partnership between the two countries must draw on effective economic cooperation, and the Georgian Government is ready to achieve more in the areas of trade, transport, and development and attract further investments in various directions. Giorgi Gakharia also emphasized the importance of the Euro-Atlantic integration of Georgia and Ukraine, underlining the need to enhance the effectiveness of cooperation in this direction. After the face-to-face meeting, enhanced-format negotiations were held with the participation of Georgia's Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani and the Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Advisor Irakli Chikovani. As part of his official visit, the Prime Minister of Georgia met with Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Dmytro Razumkov. During the meeting, the Head of Government spoke about the aspirations and challenges of the two countries. Giorgi Gakharia also underscored the successful cooperation at the parliamentary level and commended the trilateral-format of cooperation between the Parliaments of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova. The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada thanked the Prime Minister of Georgia for his official visit, and emphasized that it is an honor to host Giorgi Gakharia in the 9th convocation of the Ukrainian Parliament. In addition, after the plenary session, the Letter of Intent was signed between the customs administrations of the GUAM Member States on the mutual recognition of authorized economic operators, to enable economic operators to enjoy special trust globally in relations with both the business community and controlling authorities. Also, the Letter of Intent was signed between the customs administrations of the GUAM Member States on the use of blockchain technology in the verification of certificates of origin. Consequently, newly issued certificates of origin, besides the signature of an authorized individual, will feature a QR code verifying the validity of the given certificate. The Prime Minister of Georgia, during his official visit to Ukraine, honored the memory of fallen heroes.
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