Georgia expects to complete visa free travel talks with EU by end of 2012 - minister
TBILISI. Sept 12 (Interfax) - Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze hopes Georgia and the European Union will complete negotiations on visa free travel and free trade by 2013.
Speaking at a joint news conference with his Estonian counterpart Urmas Paet on Wednesday, Vashadze said their negotiations dealt with reforms in Georgia and its relations with the European Union.
Vashadze said Paet, on behalf of the EU, and he signed an implementation protocol on readmission of individuals living in the EU without residence permits.
Paet said at the conference that his frequent visits to Tbilisi point to special relations between the two countries.
"The reforms being pursued in Georgia are proceeding in the right direction, which promotes Georgia's integration into NATO and the European Union," he said.
"Georgia should decide on its future itself and choose organizations with which it wants to build relations, and also only NATO can decide who will be its member. Third countries cannot affect this decision in anyway," he said.
