Parliament Speaker Visits Warsaw, Meets Polish Leaders
Marek Kuchcinski, Irakli Kobakhidze and Stanisław Karczewski, December 18, 2017. Photo: sejm.gov.pl
Georgian Parliamentary Chairman Irakli Kobakhidze is on his three-day official visit to Poland, where he has held meetings with the newly-appointed Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, as well as the heads of the upper and lower branches of the Polish Parliament – the Senate and the Sejm, respectively.
PM Mateusz Morawiecki, who was the first to meet Kobakhidze, stressed the need for further cooperation between the Parliaments of Poland and Georgia and suggested establishing the Polish-Georgian parliamentary assembly, according to the Georgian Parliament’s press office.
The press office also reported that the Polish Prime Minister reiterated the country’s “firm support” of Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations, as well as its territorial integrity and sovereignty.
On December 18, Kobakhidze held bilateral talks with Sejm Speaker Marek Kuchcinski, with the two discussing issues of bilateral political cooperation, including between the countries’ legislatures. The sides agreed at the meeting that Georgia would host the Polish-Georgian parliamentary assembly session in the spring of 2018.
The Parliamentary Chairman met Polish Senate Speaker Stanisław Karczewski as well.
Speaking at a joint press briefing after the meeting, Kobakhidze said the two countries had “remarkable political cooperation and historical people-to-people ties.” “Our historical ties establish a very good ground for furthering the political cooperation between Poland and Georgia and it is our duty as politicians to contribute to deepening these relations,” Kobakhidze added.
Following the bilateral meetings, the three speakers signed an agreement on strategic partnership. “The agreement on strategic partnership entails dialogue on issues of common interest, mutual support, regular and active parliamentary relations, exchange programs and coordinated actions in [international] parliamentary organizations,” according to the Georgian Parliament.
