The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament made a special statement and congratulated all of Georgia on the Council’s decision.

“This is the decision that was granted to Georgia, which deserved it and worked and fought hard for it… I am glad that the European Council saw, appreciated and made a fair decision regarding Georgia. I would also like to congratulate Ukraine and Moldova on the decision to open accession talks…

The European Union is clearly on the path of enlargement, and this is the path that Georgia has finally embarked on… The main political decision has already been taken today, the so-called window of opportunity that has been mentioned, this window has already been used by Georgia.

Now there is work ahead, which consists of many stages, and I want to assure the population of Georgia that the Government of Georgia will be successful in passing all these stages”, - said Shalva Papuashvili.