The President of Iceland Guðni Jóhannesson, who is paying a visit to Georgia, said he welcomed the country’s desire to join the “Euro-Atlantic alliance” and vowed his country’s support for the process.

The visiting official, who met his Georgian counterpart Salome Zourabichvili, noted Georgia had great potential, and further pointed out that “we are ready to cooperate with Georgia and the Georgian people in various fields”.

He also reviewed the ongoing war in Ukraine and noted it was necessary to vow support for Russia's neighbouring countries and condemn Moscow’s arbitrary aggression.

“As for the visit to Georgia, within the framework of our visit we paid attention to green energy. We think that we can deepen our cooperation in this direction”, Jóhannesson said.

Jóhannesson also highlighted Georgia’s very interesting location and diverse landscape, and expressed his confidence the visit would raise interest in Georgia among his compatriots.

In her turn, Zourabichvili noted the two countries shared a common spirit of strengthening peace, stability and freedom on the European continent.

Zourabichvili also noted the meeting had discussed in detail the severe situation and challenges in the Russian-occupied territories of Georgia.

The President stressed the current period was also very important for Europe in general with the future of Europe being decided in Ukraine.

Zourabichvili said the brutal war in the country must end with the defeat of the aggressor and aggression and restoration of Ukraine’s sovereignty.