Within her first official visit to Brussels President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili met with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker.

As the Administration of President Zurabishvili informs, at the meeting the sides discussed the development of EU relations and their further agenda.

President Zurabishvili thanked President Juncker for the warm welcome and invited him to Batumi Security Conference, dedicated to the tenth anniversary of Eastern partnership, which will take place in July of this year. “It would be an important landmark, ten years to look at the significant progress made and also to inspire the new ideas, spirit and dynamic into this relation,” the Georgian President said.

Salome Zurabishvili noted that her visit is not just the first official visit of President, but also a significant gesture pointing to an absolute priority that Georgia gives to closer integration into the EU.

He also talked about the intention to expand the Erasmus+ program, which currently benefits more than 3 thousand students from Georgia and 2,000 students from the various European Union countries.

According to President Juncker, the reforms, particularly in the judiciary were discussed and the sides “have noted with satisfaction that important reforms are taking place”.

Juncker said that at the meeting with President Salome Zurabishvili they discussed the recent situation in Georgia’s occupied regions. “At every occasion we should insist on the necessity to respect the territorial integrity of Georgia,” - Junker said.