Georgia can become EU member
By Jamila Babayeva
Eastern Partnership countries have a European perspective and can apply for EU membership after establishing the principles of democracy.
The remark was stated at the European Parliament's resolution recently passed in Brussels.
"The European Parliament stresses that the Association Agreements with Ukraine and other countries of the Eastern Partnership are not the end point in relations with the EU," the document reads.
The European Parliament also stressed that in accordance with Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, as well as other European countries have a European perspective and can apply for EU membership after establishing the principles of democracy, respecting for fundamental freedoms and human rights, minority rights and ensuring the rule of rights.
The integration to the European Union is among the main priorities of Georgia.
Georgia initialed Association Agreement with the EU at the Vilnius summit on November 29, 2013. The signing of the Association Agreement is scheduled for August 2014.
Recently, Georgian State Minister on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Alexi Petriashvili recently said the Association Agreement will be signed by June.
"We are pleased that the agreement will be signed by June or even before June," he said.