Georgia Prepared to be EU Member At Any Cost

Georgia’s main goal is to become a member of the European Union and to be part of Europe, said Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili at a joint press conference with European Commission President José Manuel Barroso in Brussels.

According to statistics data, Georgia delegation visit Brussels twice more than any other country leaders. I don’t think warm weather is the reason for that. I reckon they are more glad with concrete negotiation results,” he said.

I hope one day Georgia will have visa-free regime with EU, continued the Georgian president. Two years ago the EU gave a pledge that a simplified visa regime would be imposed with Georgia and EU kept the promise, he said, reports InterPressNews Georgia.

“This is a rather tough procedure and we are grateful to you for that. Now it’s much easier for Georgians to travel in Europe. I hope one day we will have visa-free regime,” he said.

The free trade agreement is also of great importance, he added.

The Georgian leader hopes Georgia will fulfill its obligations and if negotiations are a success, the plan will be implemented in several months to come. 

“Europe is a Georgian choice. We have no other option. I hope Europe will value this and will consider Georgia not only a partner but also a plenipotentiary member of the Union. However, this is a plan for the future and we have to take it step by step,” Saakashvili added.