BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 2. President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, marks the submission of the first part of Georgia's EU membership questionnaire as a big step, Trend reports citing Zourabichvili's Twitter publication.
“Big step today as Georgia submits its EU membership questionnaire, joining Ukraine and Moldova. This is what brings our three countries together. What matters is that our nation is and remains united in this historical process,” Zourabichvili said in a statement.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili personally handed over the first part of the EU questionnaire to the EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell.
The European Commission will prepare an evaluation report on granting candidate status to the country based on the questionnaire, with a decision expected by the end of June.