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Georgia is one of the most important partners of EU, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule said, while commenting on his meeting with Georgian Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani, the Georgian Justice Ministry reported.

Fule noted that he welcomes the readiness of Tbilisi to intensify its cooperation with EU.

"The European Union supports political and economic integration of Georgia. The evidence of this is the desire to execute the Association Agreement which also envisages a free and comprehensive trade agreement," he wrote in his note in social media.

Thea Tsulukiani and Stefan Fule discussed the planned and ongoing legal reforms during the meeting, the implementation of which is under the competence of Georgia's Justice Ministry. Tsulukiani said that qualitative reformation of Georgia's justice system is its primary task.

According to Fule, creation of maximum constructive environment for reforms is very significant before the initialing of Association Agreement.

The sides also discussed the upcoming presidential elections in Georgia. The European Commissioner stressed the importance of holding fair elections which will strengthen the democratic institutions in the country.

Fule reiterated EU's strong support to Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty.

According to him, European Union actively follows the processes in the surrounding territories of the occupied regions. Apart from the fact that these processes affect the everyday life of the local population, it hinders the solution to the conflict in long-term perspective.