Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobkidze, speaking at a panel at the Institute of International and European Relations in Dublin, said that Georgia's cooperation with European countries and the European Union should be built on shared values. According to him, Europe has lost several routes to the east, and in this situation, Georgia and the South Caucasus remain the only route to the east for Europe. Kobkidze admitted that the current state of relations between the parties cannot be called quite positive, and emphasized Tbilisi's interest in changing this situation. However, he reiterated the critical importance of cooperation based on shared values.