Implementation of the nine steps outlined by the European Commission for opening the European Union accession talks with Georgia was discussed in a meeting between the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and Gert Jan Koopman, the Head of the Directorate General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations of the European Commission.

As the Georgian Parliament said, Shalva Papuashvili thanked Koopman for successful and fruitful cooperation in the process of the country receiving the EU membership candidate status last year.

On his part, Koopman expressed his readiness for further cooperation with the Georgian Government.

The meeting also reviewed the latest developments in Georgia and the wider region.