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By Nazrin Gadimova

A European Union mission will arrive in Tbilisi in mid-October to assess progress in implementing the plan on visa liberalization between Georgia and the EU.

The Georgian Foreign Ministry reported on September 10 that a relevant agreement was reached at a meeting of Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Tamar Beruchashvili and Director-General for Home Affairs of the European Commission Stefano Manservisi at the EU headquarters.

According to the statement, during the meeting the sides agreed that the EU mission's visit to Georgia will take place ahead of Vilnius summit of Eastern Partnership, which is due in November.

Beruchashvili and Manservisi emphasized the progress in the implementation of the plan and discussed the further steps, which are directed towards abolition of the visa regime between the EU and Georgia.

During the visit Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister has met with some EU senior officials, where the issues of further cooperation between Georgia and EU were discussed.

Beruchashvili also discussed the issues of Georgia's security and the EU's role in ensuring it.

Moreover, Georgia expects initialing of the association agreement with the EU at the Eastern Partnership Summit to be held in Vilnius on November 28-29. The Georgian government announced that it will make the best of efforts to achieve certain results.