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The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign and European Affairs and Chairman of the Cyprus-Georgia Friendship Group Mr. Harris Georgiades had a meeting today with the Chairman of the corresponding Georgia-Cyprus Friendship Group and Chairman of the Education and Science Committee in the Parliament of Georgia, Mr. Givi Mikanadze.
Mr Georgiades underlined the excellent level of relations between the two countries, which, he said, are based on common principles, but also on respective painful experiences as a result of the violation by third countries of international law and the principle of maintaining and promoting good neighbourly relations. On the basis of these principles, Georgiades stressed that Cyprus stood by Ukraine from the very beginning and fully aligned itself with the sanctions against Russia, despite the significant cost to our country and despite the fact that the international community did not show similar determination towards Turkey. For this very reason, he added, Georgia can rely on Cyprus' firm support for its European perspective. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, Georgiades noted, was a "wake-up call" to the international community that principles are a matter of survival for our democracies threatened by authoritarian regimes with revisionist ambitions.
Mikanadze expressed gratitude for Cyprus' principled stand for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity and for its support for Georgia's European perspective. He noted that he has seen first-hand the situation in Cyprus, which he fully understands because of the threats his country faces. Mr Mikanadze underlined Georgia's commitment to the goal of full membership of the European Union (EU) and the significant progress his country has achieved in terms of the reforms necessary to obtain EU candidate status.
During the meeting, a common will was expressed to further strengthen relations and cooperation between the Parliaments of Cyprus and Georgia, including increasing exchanges at various levels.
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