The meeting, hosted in Iceland's capital city of Reykjavík on the sidelines of the ongoing Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe, also touched on Georgia’s progress on the European Union integration path, including the implementation of the 12 recommendations set by Union for granting the country membership candidate status.
The importance of obtaining membership status for Georgia, as well as the role of Spain as the future President country of the Council of the EU, was also emphasized by the sides, the Georgian Government Administration said.
Ilia Darchiashvili thanked his Spanish counterpart for his strong support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia, as well as for the country’s European aspirations, with the parties reaffirming their readiness to continue and further intensify the existing cooperation between the two countries.