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By Jamila Babayeva

After the Vilnius Summit, major task of the Georgian government is to sign the association agreement in September 2014.

Prime Minister Giorgi Garibashvili made the remark at the conference "Eastern Partnership - the way after Vilnius Summit" in Tbilisi on December 9.

The country is moving to the phase of intense actions, Garibashvili said.

"We have signed a framework agreement in Vilnius, which confirmed that Georgia is ready to work with the EU to contribute to European security. Thus, Georgia becomes a reliable partner of the EU in the field of peace and stability," he said.

Georgia initialed association agreement with the EU at a summit in Vilnius dedicated to the European Union's 'Eastern Partnership' countries - ex-Soviet states on November 29. The signing is just the first step in a ratification process for the EU association agreements that could take a year.

Garibashvili said it is gratifying that the European Commission welcomed and noted the great progress made ​​by Georgia in the first phase of the action plan on visa liberalization, in the near future will bring results.

"It is important that at the Vilnius summit we presented not only the results achieved, but also began a new stage of cooperation with the EU. Now we are moving into a phase of real action and ready to turn our commitments into concrete actions, the results of which our citizens will feel and enjoy all the benefits that will bring us closer to Europe," Garibashvili said.

He went on to say the observation mission of the European Union is the main guarantor of peace and stability in Georgia and the only international mechanism, he said.

Garibashvili thanked the EU and its member states for the statements in support of Georgia's territorial integrity.

"I want to thank the European Union and its member states for their strong support. However, I wish to express the hope that the EU will actively join and become more focused in the peaceful settlement of the conflict, which is very important for our country," Garibashvili said.

Georgia lost control over its two autonomous republics in 2008. Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in late August. In response, Tbilisi ended diplomatic relations with Moscow and has called the two unrecognized republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia occupied territories.