Georgia, EU sign association agreement
By Jamila Babayeva
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, President of European Council Herman Van Rompuy and President of the EU Commission Jose Manuel Barroso signed an association agreement between Georgia and EU in Brussels, on June 27.
The heads of state and government of 28 EU member states, who attended the signing ceremony are expected to put their signatures on the agreement later.
The agreement will enter into force after its ratification by the Georgian Parliament, as well as by the European Parliament and the parliaments of the EU member states.
The EU also signed the association agreement with Ukraine and Moldova. The EU and Ukraine signed only the economic section of the agreement.
Georgia first put forth the signing of an association agreement with the EU at the Vilnius summit dedicated to the European Union's 'Eastern Partnership' countries - ex-Soviet states on November 29, 2013. The signing of the agreement was planned for August-September 2014, but then it was scheduled for June 27.
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