Today is a historic day for Georgia - I am signing the application for EU membership on behalf of the country, Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili said after signing the application for EU membership in the government administration.

According to the head of the government, applying for EU membership is another important stage on Georgia's European integration path.

"Applying for EU membership is another important step on Georgia's path to European integration - a stage that turns a new page in our history and continues the efforts of our ancestors, which was aimed at unification in a common European family. Georgia is a European state; Our country, throughout its long history, has always belonged to the area of ​​European culture and civilization, and even today it makes its valuable contribution to its protection and development. "Europeanness" is nothing more than a set of values ​​​​that make up Europe. The history of Georgia itself, which is the history of the struggle for freedom, is a proof that these values ​​are in the nature of Georgian people and, therefore, are inseparable," Irakli Gharibashvili said.