The presidents of Georgia and Poland, Mikheil Saakashvili and Lech Kaczy?ski respectively, pledged on April 16 to boost relations between the two countries in political, economic, energy and military fields.
?We have common views and opinions on all issues and we face no problems in bilateral relations. There are historical, cultural and emotional relations between Georgia and Poland? We hope that these relations will be boosted in future,? President Saakashvili said at a joint news briefing with his Polish counterpart in Tbilisi.
?Among the EU countries, Poland is a very important beacon and a landmark for establishing those values which are supported by all of us,? President Saakashvili added.
During two-hour face-to-face talks, along with other issues the two presidents also discussed the forthcoming energy summit planned in Poland in May, which will mostly focus on diversification of energy supplies. Transportation of Kazakh and Azerbaijani energy resources to Europe via Georgia and Ukraine is expected to be on the agenda, too.
?This will be an important summit, when presidents from various countries will arrive and we should openly stress that the relations with Georgia will also feature,? President Kaczy?ski said at the news briefing.
?We completely support the Polish president?s initiative on holding the energy summit in Poland,? President Saakashvili noted.
President Kaczy?ski reiterated his support for Georgia?s NATO integration, as well as Georgia’s cooperation with the European Union in frames of the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP).
?I am sure that the future NATO summit planned for April 2008, which will probably be held in Lisbon, will be an important summit, where Georgia will receive a Membership Action Plan (MAP),? the Polish President said.
He also noted that Georgia and Poland should expand cooperation in military and economic spheres.
?We should expand trade relations as well, because at this stage the level of trade relations is lower than we would like,? President Kaczy?ski said.
President Saakashvili expressed hope that a direct air flight would begin between the two countries in the near future and consequently ?more Polish tourists will arrive in Georgia.?
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