Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
Ilia Darchiashvili

Place of Birth

Sighnaghi

Education

1998-2002 - Bachelor's degree in economics, Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University;

2002-2004 - Master's degree in economics, Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University;

2008-2011 - Master's degree in business administration, Grenoble Graduate School of Management, France;

Work experience

2003-2004 - Financial Control and Supervision Officer, Bank Republic JSC;

2004-2006 - Head of the Unit for Serving Individual Clients, Bank Republic JSC;

2006-2012 - Branch Manager, Bank Republic JSC/Societe Generale Group;

2012-2014 - Georgian Embassy in the Republic of Poland;

2014-2015 - First Deputy Director, Municipal Development Fund of Georgia LEPL;

2015 - Executive Director, Municipal Development Fund of Georgia LEPL;

2015-2016 - First Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia;

2015-2016 - Member of the Supervisory Board, United Airports of Georgia;

2017-2021 - Georgia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Poland;

2021-2022 - Head of the Government Administration of Georgia

2022 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

Other Languages

English, Polish, and Russian

Former President of Georgia
Giorgi Margvelashvili
Minister of Justice of Georgia
Rati Bregadze
President of Georgia
Salome Zurabishvili
Irakli Gharibashvili: A negative decision on the status will be unacceptable and offensive to our people and country - any attempt to oppress us and push us into the back ranks is unacceptable - we will not tolerate it!
Gert Jan Koopman: Reforms and their implementation remain important for Georgia-EU agenda
Ilia Darchiashvili to pay working visit to Brussels
Josep Borrell meeting with Irakli Gharibashvili
Ilia Darchiashvili: I am sure that Borrell's visit will have an appropriate impact on the processes - the process of reforms will continue until Georgia becomes a full member of the European Union
Josep Borrell starts official meetings in Georgia
Ilia Darchiashvili: Georgia has done a lot of work in the direction of the 12 points - it is difficult to say unequivocally that depolarization has been fulfilled, because this is an issue that requires concrete steps to be taken by all participants
Ilia Darchiashvili: Josep Borrell’s visit to Georgia will definitely bring a new impetus to Georgia-EU relations
Josep Borrell arrives in Georgia
Josep Borrell to arrive in Georgia today
Josep Borrell to visit Georgia on 7-8 September
Shalva Papuashvili: Georgian and Jewish people are connected by 26 centuries of friendship, and it is these strong ties that create a solid foundation for the development of fruitful cooperation
Speaker of Knesset of Israel starts official visit to Georgia
Azerbaijan expresses readiness to assist Georgia in carrying out rescue operations and eliminating consequences of natural disaster
Gert Jan Koopman: The EU Commission welcomes Georgia’s keen interest in making further progress over the next weeks
Ilia Darchiashvili: I hope that Georgia's efforts to join the European Union will be properly recognized in the 2023 enlargement report
The Minister of Foreign Affairs leaves for Brussels
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Georgian side noted at the meeting that the behavior of one of the Polish doctors caused misunderstanding and concern - the Polish diplomat noted that he was not informed about what had caused the behavior of the Polish doctor
George Katcharava - Armenia Azerbaijan Confrontation: War or Peace?
Shalva Papuashvili: Georgia’s NATO membership should be above partisan politics