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By Mushvig Mehdiyev

Sweden has become the eighth European country to ratify the Georgia-European Union Association Agreement on November 27.

The vast majority of the members of Swedish Parliament voted in favor of the AA deals with Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova, resulting in unanimity with 249 votes.

Intrastate ratification procedures will be completed immediately after the parliament submits the document to the executive authorities.

Sweden's Eastern Partnership Ambassador Martin Hagstrom said the Swedish parliament's ratification of the EU Association Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine was a strong support for the European path of those countries.

Hungary, Estonia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania - have already ratified the AA deals.

The Association Agreement deals were signed by Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova and EU representatives in Brussels on June 27, 2014.

The document includes the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area for gradual approximation of these three countries to the EU and preparation for potential membership in the union in future.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said signing the Association Agreement with the European Union was a day for Georgia to take a giant step toward free Europe, calling the signature a new great date in the chronicles of Georgia.

President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso called the Association Agreements the most ambitious document the European Union has entered into so far.

The deals need to be ratified by all 28 EU member-states to carry out their full application.

Meanwhile, the European Parliament announced that it would ratify the document in December.

Georgia attaches great attention and importance to the integration into the European Union.