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By Jamila Babayeva

French President Francois Hollande and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met in The Hague and discussed the agenda of Hollande's upcoming visit.

The French president's visit to Tbilisi scheduled for May 13.

Garibashvili positively assessed the upcoming visit and named it is another confirmation of friendly, partnership relations between the two countries, the prime minister's press service reported.

The parties discussed the issues of bilateral and multilateral cooperation and paid special attention to France's role in the process of Georgia's European integration. Paris expressed its intention to be actively engaged in the process of intensification of Georgian-EU relations.

Garibashvili also briefed Hollande about the business environment, the political and economic processes in the country.

The parties stressed plans to open an office of the French Development Agency in Georgia

Also, Garibashvili thanked Hollande for France's support to Georgia's territorial integrity.

During his visit to The Hague, Garibashvili also met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the parties reaffirmed their intention to intensify bilateral cooperation.

Garibashvili also met with President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė.

The sides discussed the issues of multilateral cooperation, and focused on trade-economic and investment relations.