Government’s main message at the European Political Community Summit in Granada would be that Georgia deserved to receive the European Union membership candidate status, said the Prime Minister in his remarks at the third edition of the Summit.

“Our main message will be that Georgia deserves candidate status. Now it is necessary to take a further step on the part of the European counterparts for the country to receive a deserved status. This is my main message. Of course, the topic of discussion will be the geopolitical situation, the most difficult situation in the region, the war in Ukraine and, therefore, the challenges for us.

There is no shortcut as the European integration is a long-term path that every country must take to become a member state of the EU.

At this stage, from the point of view of our country, I would like to tell you that we should focus on the next stage, which is of symbolic importance, although it is quite important - this is the candidate status. We have heard many statements. This, on the one hand, gives us reason for optimism and hope, and on the other hand, we must know that there are no shortcuts”, - said Irakli Garibashvili.