The Mayor of Tbilisi congratulates the society on the decision made by the European Council, according to which Georgia was granted the status of a candidate country.

“I congratulate all of Georgia. With this historic decision, our European partners told us that Georgia is a part of Europe that deserves a worthy place in the big European family. Georgia made a historic choice centuries ago, and today, we have a result that is still the result of the joint efforts of our ancestors, the Georgian population, and the government.

This is the merit of the reforms that the ruling political team made, the promise of the Georgian Dream has been fulfilled, our country has never stood so firmly on the path of European integration.

I would like to thank every civil servant who was involved in the important process of implementing reforms, I would like to thank all our partners who, of course, supported our country and thank you for the decision of the European Council, this is the beginning of the most important stage in the history of our country, which must once and for all to put Georgia on the rails of the European future”, - said Kakha Kaladze.