Georgia will not cede territory in order to join the EU — Speaker of Parliament
The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, stated that Tbilisi has no intention of ceding its own territories in exchange for European Union membership. According to him, a similar condition was allegedly imposed on Ukraine during discussions of its European integration.
This was reported by SOVA.
Papuašvili’s comment was prompted by his interpretation of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s statement that a potential peace agreement to end the Russian-Ukrainian war would likely require territorial concessions from Ukraine, and that for domestic consensus on such peace terms, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy must have concrete assurances from the EU regarding Kyiv’s future membership.
Papuašvili stated that the “Ukrainian and Moldovan” path to the EU is not suitable for Georgia.
"We saw the statement by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. He said that Ukraine may have to cede territories to move toward EU membership. We also saw the statement by the President of Moldova, who again said that repealing Moldovan legislation and transforming the country into part of Romania is the optimal path to EU accession… For us, EU membership is not an end in itself if it requires us to cede territory, sovereignty, identity, and the right to determine our own policies," stated the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament.
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