Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia met Meritxell Batet, President of the Congress of Deputies during his visit to Spain.

Relations between the two nations in various areas, including that of the legislative authorities, were among the key topics discussed during the meeting.

It was noted that Georgia has close and productive cooperation with the Kingdom of Spain and that it is essential to deepen it between the legislatures. Prospects of future steps towards parliamentary diplomacy have been reviewed at the meeting. Organization of a joint parliamentary forum of economic committees between Spain and Georgia was initiated towards this end. It is intended to establish a format tailored to the discussion of crucial issues.

Significance of support demonstrated by the Kingdom of Spain towards Georgia in every parliamentary assembly has been highlighted, inter alia related to occupied territories and integration into the European and Euro-Atlantic institutions.

Attention was focused at the meeting on the role played by Georgia in the region and future steps to be made towards facilitating and intensifying the economic cooperation between the two countries, as well as towards advancing the people-to-people and cultural connections.

Meeting held at the Congress of Deputies in the Kingdom of Spain was attended by David Zalkaliani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia; MP David Songhulashvili, Chairman of the Sectoral Economy and Economic Policy Committee at the Parliament of Georgia; H.E. Ilia Giorgadze, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Kingdom of Spain.

The Head of Government of Georgia made a keynote entry into the Book of Honorary Guests deposited at the Congress of Deputies in the Kingdom of Spain.