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Georgia gets OK from Finland

27 April 2015 15:40 (UTC+04:00)
Georgia gets OK from Finland

By Mushvig Mehdiyev

Finland has become the next country to have ratified the process of the Georgia-European Union Association Agreement.

President Sauli Niinisto's ratification signature came after the parliament expressed its accord in late March.

The AA deal was signed between Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine and the EU on June 27, 2014 in Brussels.The aim of the agreement is to gradually integrate the associated country into the EU's internal market by establishing a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area between the Union and aspirant countries.

Ratification of all 28 EU member-states was obligatory in view of starting the document's full realization.

Georgia has already ratified its agreement. The ratification process is currently continuing in the EU member-states.

Countries that have ratified the Georgia-EU deal so far are Finland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Portugal, Germany, Poland, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Croatia, Romania, Hungary, Estonia, Slovakia, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania and Bulgaria.

The agreement deepens Georgia’s political and economic cooperation with the EU and its member states. It also supports stability and democracy in Georgia and creates a framework for further deepening of economic relations.

The Georgian leadership announces overtly that the country belongs to the European civilization and that it wants to be part of the old continent. Knocking on Europe’s door serves Georgia's strong desire to enter the European family.

Although Tbilisi knows there is little room left at the European table, the country is still pursuing its European ambition, keen to press ahead. The AA deal is an "immense progress" for Georgia in terms of integrating into the EU, or at least so believe the country's authorities.

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