Lithuanian foreign minister: Georgia capable of achieving visa-free travels to EU this year

After meeting with Georgia’s ministers in charge of foreign affairs, defence and European integration in Georgia, Linkevičius said he had been once again assured that the country “reasonably expected more” from the Eastern Partnership summit that took place in Riga in May, as their progress in the talks on the liberalization of the EU visa regime was “not smaller” than that of Moldova, which was granted the visa-free travels.

“Of course, there is a certain degree of disappointment in this field. Everything else is going by the plan and schedule, maybe at a somewhat slower pace than everyone would expect, but there are objective reasons: we see the enormous pressure upon participants of the Eastern Partnership program,” said the minister.

Related Post

During the Eastern Partnership summit in the Latvian capital last month, the European Commission‘s (EC) President Jean-Claude Juncker said that Georgia and Ukraine had been each presented with a list of reforms they had to take in order to have the visa requirements lifted. EC will make the progress report by December 15.

Share

Recent Posts

  • Foreign affairs

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

"We can shout very loudly, but it won't change the position of the American people,"…

2 days ago
  • Latest

Lies, disrespect and mockery: experts assess Blinkevičiūtė’s “gift” to voters without scruples

From mocking messages flooding social networks to harsh criticism from political experts, the decision of…

1 week ago
  • Foreign affairs

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving…

2 weeks ago
  • Defence

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with…

2 weeks ago
  • Tribune

The Citus projects: The Kaip Niujorke by CITUS project continues – the spirit of New York unfolds in Vilnius, and the second phase is launching

In September, Citus – a creative real estate projects’ development and placemaking company – began…

2 weeks ago
  • Latest

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social…

3 weeks ago