The Speaker of the Riksdag visits Finland, Sweden – Civil.ge
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili continues her official visit to Scandinavia by holding meetings with officials in Finland and Sweden.
While in Finland on 15 June, President Papuashvili met with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Minister for European Affairs and Corporate Governance Tytti Tuppurainen.
The Finnish government tweeted after the meeting that relevant discussions Georgia’s “attitude to the EU and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.”
The Georgian speaker too discussed regional challenges and European integration with Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto. In the tweet after the meeting, the Finnish Foreign Ministry repeated Finland’s support for Georgia’s territorial integrity.
Speaker Papuashvili also spoke with Matti Vanhanen, Speaker of the Riksdag to discuss bilateral parliamentary ties and Georgia’s European ambitions.
While in Finland, the President had the opportunity to speak at a lecture organized by the Paasakivi Society, which unites Finnish civil society organizations.
Discussed Georgia’s EU candidacy and called for just as Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova applied for EU candidacy for geopolitical reasons, the answer should be the same. “If the EU does not stick to the line now, Russia will interpret it as a green light for more aggression,” he said. noted.
Meetings in Sweden
In Sweden on 16 June, President Papuashvili met with his counterpart Andreas Norlén, Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, where the importance of strengthening interparliamentary ties was emphasized. he pointy to Sweden’s significant contribution to Georgia’s democratic and institutional development.
The President continued meet with Jenny Olhsson, Sweden’s State Secretary for International Development Cooperation, where bilateral relations and enhanced cooperation were the main topics for discussion.
June 17, President Papuashvili met with the Swedish Minister of Defense Peter Hultqvist to discuss Georgia’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration, as well as Sweden’s NATO offer.
The parties also addressed the challenges posed by Russian aggression in Ukraine and the importance of obtaining international security guarantees.
In Sweden, Papuashvili also had the opportunity to meet with the Swedish king Carl XVI Gustaf.
The Speaker was accompanied by ruling Georgian Dream MPs Nikoloz Samkharadze, Maka Botchorishvili and Maia Bitadze, as well as the opposition Girchi MP Hermann Szabo.
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