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
Mikheil Saakashvili
President of Georgia
Salome Zurabishvili
Speaker of Parliament of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili
Ilia Darchiashvili: It is good news that according to the decision of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Georgian citizens will travel without visa restrictions
Ilia Darchiashvili took part in the ongoing "Future Summit" at the initiative of the UN Secretary General
Ilia Darchiashvili met with the Vice President of the Upper Chamber of the Malaysian Parliament
Ilia Darchiashvili: Today, as a presiding country, Hungary will have more opportunities to support our European integration
Ilia Darchiashvili: I don't know what the suspension of political dialogue means - we continue and work to ensure our European future
Ilia Darchiashvili: At the 4th meeting of the European Political Community, the Prime Minister had the opportunity to communicate with various leaders - Georgia presented concrete initiatives
Ilia Darchiashvili: The Prime Minister will have the opportunity to discuss the challenges that the European Union has and the opportunities that our country provides to the European family at the summit of the European political union
Irakli Kobakhidze will participate in the summit of the European political union
FM: The NATO summit was very productive, once again the strong unity of the member and partner countries was observed
Ilia Darchiashvili: Georgia, together with its partners, is consistently working Euro-Atlantic integration
Belgian Foreign Minister: The recent adoption of the law on transparency of foreign influence distances Georgia from European values - I called on Ilia Darchiashvili to reconsider this measure
Viktor Dolidze: Georgia remains NATO's closest partner and a valuable pillar both in the region and from the Euro-Atlantic point of view, this process will continue in the future as well
Giorgi Rukhadze: everyone should believe that the West is not kidding and that the policy review with regard to Georgia has started - if "Georgian Dream" retains power after the elections, the isolation will continue
Within the NATO summit, Ilia Darchiashvili met Javier Colomina
Ilia Darchiashvili: The participation of the Georgian side in the NATO anniversary summit is the most important message - Georgia is a very strong ally of the alliance in the region
Minister of Foreign Affairs leaves for United States of America
Ilia Darchiashvili: Georgia and Armenia are connected by a special friendship and good neighborliness that dates back centuries - today's visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia will bring a new impetus to our relations
Foreign Ministry: Georgia will participate in the NATO jubilee summit scheduled for July 9-11 in Washington – the Georgian delegation will be headed by Ilia Darchiashvili
Ian Kelly: Unless the ruling party reverses course on taking anti-democratic actions like the ‘foreign agents law,’ and ceases its hostile rhetoric against the U.S., I cannot imagine our relations will get any better
Estonian Ambassador to Georgia - If we want EU membership, we should all play by the rules - The Georgian Government on the one hand says that they are moving closer to the EU, but their actions do not prove that