Of course, I expect and hope that Georgia will be granted candidate status this week. Such a statement the Latvian Foreign Minister made in Brussels, where the Council of Foreign Affairs of the EU is taking place and later the Ministerial of Eastern Partnership countries will be held.

“I recently met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and it is very clear that not only the Georgian people really want to join the European Union, but the government also indicates a very clear intention. This is very positive and we will do everything we can to help Georgia on the path of reforms”, - added Krišjānis Kariņš.