Georgian Foreign Minister and his Portuguese counterpart discussed bilateral cooperation, security challenges in Georgia and the wider world and Tbilisi’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations.

Ilia Darchiashvili thanked João Cravinho for his Government’s “continued” support for Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations and its territorial integrity.

Georgian minister briefed colleague about the Government’s implementation of the 12-point conditions outlined by the European Union in 2022 for granting Georgia its membership candidate status. The parties also talked about the recent NATO Summit and its consequences for Georgia in both “political and practical frameworks”.

The Ministers discussed security challenges in the South Caucasus sparked by the ongoing war, and the humanitarian situation in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region.

Darchiashvili and Cravinho also discussed economic, cultural and educational ties, and underlined that trade and business cooperation between their countries had increased in recent years.