Kovaceza has played in both Europes - what do the neighbors have there?
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobkidze participated in the 9th summit of the European political community held in Dublin. Following personal talks with foreign leaders, Kobkidze noted that there are many politicians in the European Union who have a "healthy view" of relations with Georgia. Although he did not name specific names, one can guess who is willing to cooperate with the current Georgian authorities and who does not want to do so.
The most important reason why many EU countries are interested in cooperation with Georgia is its location in the Middle Corridor as a dynamically developing transit route from Europe to Asia. Kobkidze noted Georgia's increased role during a panel discussion at the Institute of International and European Relations in Dublin. According to him, after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the European Union faced limited access to relatively cheap natural resources from the Russian Federation, and the current conflict in the Middle East creates additional obstacles to maintaining ties with the East.
Today, Europe's energy security is largely dependent on Azerbaijan and Georgia. Natural gas passes through Georgia from Azerbaijan to several countries in the European Union (Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia), as well as to countries that, like Georgia, are candidates to join the European Union - Turkey, Serbia and North Macedonia.
A negative attitude towards the current government of Georgia can be related to the failure of the attempts to drag the country into a conflict with the Russian Federation with the possibility of opening a "second front" of the war in Ukraine.
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