Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has visited Sweden for the first time in 8 years, having held meetings with the State Secretary to Minister for EU Affairs Paula Carvalho Olovsson, head of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) Carin Jamtin.

While meeting with Carvalho, Zalkaliani thanked Sweden as the initiator of the EU’s Eastern Partnership and for its support for Georgian EU integration.

Zalkaliani also thanked Jamtin for SIDA’s many years of cooperation with Georgia and the organization’s support via its projects for the reforms ongoing in the country.

According to the Georgian Foreign Minister, we will have the opportunity to speak about new steps both during bilateral meetings and new multilateral format, after the "Eastern Partnership".

David Zalkaliani also talked about the organization"s desire to launch a new 7-year program with Georgia.