Embassy of Georgia to the Republic of Bulgaria

The opening ceremony of the exhibition "Georgia – Homeland of Wine"

THE BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT SUPPORTS GRANTING GEORGIA THE EU CANDIDATE STATUS

During the visit in North Macedonia, Ambassador Otar Berdzenishvili held a courtesy meeting with the Vice-Prime Minister for European Affairs of North Macedonia Bojan Maricik. During the meeting, the agenda of Georgia and North Macedonia's accession to the European Union was discussed. The importance of granting candidate status to Georgia was emphasized. The Vice Prime Minister expressed his willingness to share the experience of North Macedonia to Georgia in this regard.

On September 27, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Republic of North Macedonia (with the residence in Sofia), Otar Berdzenishvili, presented the letters of credence to the President of the Republic of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski. After the ceremony, Ambassador had a courtesy meeting with the President, where the dynamics of relations between Georgia and North Macedonia were discussed. The conversation with the President touched on the possibility of implementing joint projects in the future in all the fields of mutual interest, taking into consideration the untapped potential of the bilateral cooperation betweeen two countries. The President expressed unconditional support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as for membership in the European Union and NATO. On September 27, Georgia's Emergency and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Northern Macedonia (residence Sofia) Otar Berdzenishvili presented the certificates of credence to the President of the Republic of Northern Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski. After the ceremony, the meeting of the Ambassador and the President took place, during which the dynamics of relations between Georgia and North Macedonia were discussed. The talk was about the possibility of implementing joint projects in the future in areas of common interest, in particular given the necessary potential for bilateral cooperation. The President has confirmed strong support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as EU and NATO accession.

On September 23, Ambassador Otar Berdzenishvili and fellow Ambassadors accredited to Bulgaria participated in the "Garden of the World" event organized by Pazardhik municipality. During the event, Ambassador opened the Corner of Georgia with the Mayor of Pazardhik Todor Popov and 🇧🇬 Football legend Hristo Ssoichkov.

On August 15, Ambassador Otar Berdzenishvili held a meeting with H. E. Ms. Milena Stoycheva, Minister of Innovations and Growth of the Republic of Bulgaria. During the meeting were discussed developing of bilateral relations, importance of supporting the startups and innovation projects of two countries, cybersecurity issues and necessity of exchanging the high level visits.