List of international presidential trips made by Salome Zourabichvili

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The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Salome Zourabichvili since she became the 5th President of Georgia on 16 December 2018.

2019[edit]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Details Photo
 Belgium Brussels January 21 Working visit to the European Union, European Parliament, and NATO[1]
 Afghanistan Kabul, Bagram February 8 Official Visit to President Ashraf Ghani, working visit to inspect Georgian troops at the Bagram Air Field
 France Paris, Leuville-sur-Orge 19-20 February State visit to sign the Dimitri Amilakhvari Structured Dialogue Declaration[2]
 Germany Berlin 20-21 February The meeting highlighted Germany’s special role in Georgia’s EU integration process.[3]
 Azerbaijan Baku, Zaqatala, Qakh 27-28 February Zourabichvili stated that the two countries started a new, independent life together after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
 Lithuania Vilnius 7-8 March Georgian President says that Lithuania is a good example for Georgia on how to join NATO and the EU.
 Armenia Yerevan 13-14 March President Salome Zurabishvili said that the level of her delegation testifies to a great interest towards cooperation with Armenia.[4]
 Poland Warsaw 7 May The presidents spoke about the situation in Georgia’s occupied regions, the country’s EU and NATO aspirations, as well as on deepening Georgian-Polish economic and cultural ties.[5]
 France Paris 14 May Participation at the Euronews conference "Popular Europe or Populist Europe?"
 Latvia Riga 15-16 May During the meeting, the President of Latvia announced support for Georgia’s European integration and its territorial integrity
 Estonia Tallinn 16-17 May The Georgian President said the two countries “are following the same path to the same future”.
 Ukraine Kyiv 20 May Inauguration of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as President of Ukraine.
  Switzerland Geneva 10-11 June Keynote address at the centennial celebration of the International Labour Organization
 Belarus Minsk 20-21 June Opening ceremony of the 2019 European Games and meeting with President Alexander Lukashenko. Meeting cut short following the beginning of the 2019 Georgian protests.
 United States New York 24-30 September Salome Zurabichvili is holding a number of meetings on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.[6]

  

 

2020[edit]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes
 Israel Jerusalem 21-23 January Travelled to Jerusalem for the World Holocaust Forum to commemorate the 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.[7]
 France Strasbourg 28 January [8]

2021[edit]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Notes Photo
 North Macedonia Skopje 10 May [9]
 Monaco Monte Carlo 9 June Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili promoted Georgian wine at a special event entitled 'Meeting with Vine Roots' which was attended by His Serene Highness the Prince of Monaco Albert II and locals as well as Georgian winemakers.[10]
 Vatican Vatican 16 June Salome Zurabishvili has met with Pope Francis. During the meeting they discussed a number of issues including the importance of global solidarity during the Covid-19 pandemic, the grave humanitarian situation in the Russian-occupied Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali, as well as Georgia’s role of a mediator between Armenia and Azerbaijan to promote peace and stability in the region.[11]
 Ukraine Kyiv 23 June During the conversation, special attention was paid to the practical cooperation between Ukraine and Georgia in the context of deepening relations with the EU and NATO.[12]
 France Paris 1 July Presidents discussed intensification and further development of bilateral political and economic relations between the two countries, the ongoing processes in the region, and the EU’s role in the region and Black Sea security issues.[13]
 Austria Vienna 11-13 October Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has paid a historic official visit to Austria. She is the first Georgia president to visit the country in an official capacity for the first time in 100 years.[14]
  Switzerland Geneva, Bern 13-15 October President Salome Zourabichvili met with Swiss President Guy Parmelin in Bern to discuss bilateral relations, Swiss policy on peace, economic ties and security in the Caucasus.[15]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Georgian President to Visit Brussels on January 21". Georgia Today on the Web.
  2. ^ "France express support for Georgia territorial integrity". Associated Press. 19 February 2019.
  3. ^ "President Zourabichvili and President Steinmeier Hold Joint Press Conference". president.gov.ge.
  4. ^ "Armenian-Georgian high level meeting: Today the history of the two nations is linked by the promise their future - Press releases - Updates - The President of the Republic of Armenia". www.president.am.
  5. ^ "President pays official visit to Poland". www.interpressnews.ge.
  6. ^ "Georgia - President Addresses General Debate,…". webtv.un.org.
  7. ^ "Georgian President attends World Holocaust Forum in Israel with world leaders". Agenda.ge.
  8. ^ "President at PACE: next stage for Georgia is full membership of int'l community". Agenda.ge.
  9. ^ "საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი 10 მაისს ოფიციალური ვიზიტით ჩრდილოეთ მაკედონიას ეწვევა". president.gov.ge (in Georgian). 9 May 2021.
  10. ^ "საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი 9 ივნისს მონაკოს სამთავროს ეწვევა". president.gov.ge (in Georgian). 8 June 2021.
  11. ^ "საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი 16 ივნისს ვატიკანს ოფიციალური ვიზიტით ეწვევა". president.gov.ge (in Georgian). 15 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Georgian president to visit Ukraine on June 23". www.ukrinform.net.
  13. ^ "President of Georgia Meets with Emmanuel Macron in Paris". GeorgianJournal.
  14. ^ "President Zurabishvili pays historic visit to Austria, first in 100 years". agenda.gel.
  15. ^ "Georgian President meets Swiss colleague in Bern". 1tv.gel.
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