Georgian FM says Tbilisi hopes EU will understand that Georgia is “reliable partner” in region

Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili on Thursday said the Georgian Government was ready to “renew dialogue on the basis of mutual respect if the European Union decides to return to the negotiating table”.

In her interview with the Spanish news agency EFE, Botchorishvili emphasised that Tbilisi hoped the EU would understand that Georgia was a reliable partner in the region

“Relations with the European Union are not in the best state [...] We call on the European Union to show firmness on this issue to get out of the deadlock. Georgia is in a strategic waiting period in its relations with the European Union. Tbilisi hopes that the European Union will understand that Georgia is a reliable partner in the region”, the FM concluded.