Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, Nikoloz Samkharadze, along with members of the parliamentary delegation, is on an official visit to Belgrade, Serbia.

During the visit, the Georgian delegation held meetings with the Deputy Speaker of the Serbian Parliament and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Marina Raguš, as well as with members of the committee. Further discussions were held with the Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committee on European Integration, Elvira Kovač, and other committee members.

The meetings focused on the friendly relations and diverse areas of cooperation between Georgia and Serbia. Particular emphasis was placed on the need to elevate bilateral diplomatic relations, including the establishment of fully operational embassies in both countries in the near future.

Discussions also addressed the European Union accession process, ongoing reforms in this context, and the importance of sharing experiences along the path to membership.

Both sides welcomed the entry of a Serbian airline into the Georgian aviation market, which will begin operating regular Belgrade-Tbilisi flights starting 15 June.

“Georgia and Serbia share many common characteristics. First and foremost, both countries hold EU candidate status and share the same foreign policy goal—joining the European Union. Notably, we both face challenges to territorial integrity and experience similar domestic political dynamics. We have excellent political relations and unconditionally support each other’s territorial integrity. This strong political foundation should lead to even closer cooperation. We are hopeful that in the coming months Serbia will open an embassy in Tbilisi, and Georgia’s diplomatic mission in Serbia will be upgraded to a full embassy. We also see potential for growth in trade and tourism", - Nikoloz Samkharadze stated.

The Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee invited his Serbian counterparts to pay an official reciprocal visit to Tbilisi.

As part of the visit, committee members also met with representatives of the Serbian delegations to the OSCE and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, where they discussed inter-parliamentary cooperation within those frameworks.

Additionally, the Georgian delegation held a meeting with analysts from Serbia’s Institute of International Politics and Economics. The delegation includes First Deputy Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee Mariam Lashkhi and committee member Irakli Mezurnishvili.