High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell met new Georgian Foreign Minister Darchiashvili in Strasbourg on Wednesday, and congratulated him on his appointment.

The High Representative  recalled the European Union's full support to Georgia in the current challenging regional and geopolitical context and in facing the repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The EU continues to be ready to step up its cooperation with Georgia to strengthen its resilience. He reaffirmed the EU’s unwavering commitment to Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty within its internationally recognised borders.

High Representative Borrell underlined the commitment by the EU and its Member States to further deepen EU-Georgia relations. He underlined the importance for Georgia to make concrete and rapid progress on key reform priorities, and notably to further tackle the domestic political polarisation, reform the judiciary and adopt the agreed constitutional reforms.