The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Salomé Zourabichvili since she became the 5th President of Georgia on 16 December 2018.
2019 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)DetailsPhotoBrusselsJanuary 21Working visit to the European Union, European Parliament, and NATOKabul, BagramFebruary 8Official Visit to President Ashraf Ghani, working visit to inspect Georgian troops at the Bagram Air FieldParis, Leuville-sur-Orge19-20 FebruaryState visit to sign the Dimitri Amilakhvari Structured Dialogue DeclarationBerlin20-21 FebruaryThe meeting highlighted Germany’s special role in Georgia’s EU integration process.Baku, Zaqatala, Qakh27-28 FebruaryZourabichvili stated that the two countries started a new, independent life together after the collapse of the Soviet Union.Vilnius7-8 MarchGeorgian President says that Lithuania is a good example for Georgia on how to join NATO and the EU.Yerevan13-14 MarchPresident Salome Zurabishvili said that the level of her delegation testifies to a great interest towards cooperation with Armenia.Warsaw7 MayThe 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.Paris14 MayParticipation at the Euronews conference "Popular Europe or Populist Europe?"Riga15-16 MayDuring the meeting, the President of Latvia announced support for Georgia’s European integration and its territorial integrityTallinn16-17 MayThe Georgian President said the two countries “are following the same path to the same future”.Kyiv20 MayInauguration of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as President of Ukraine. Geneva10-11 JuneKeynote address at the centennial celebration of the International Labour OrganizationMinsk20-21 JuneOpening ceremony of the 2019 European Games and meeting with President Alexander Lukashenko. Meeting cut short following the beginning of the 2019 Georgian protests.New York24-30 SeptemberSalome Zurabichvili is holding a number of meetings on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
2020 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesJerusalem21-23 January Travelled to Jerusalem for the World Holocaust Forum to commemorate the 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.Strasbourg28 January
2021 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesPhotoSkopje10 May Monte Carlo9 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.Vatican16 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.Kyiv23 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.Paris1 JulyPresidents 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.Vienna11-13 OctoberGeorgian 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.Geneva, Bern 13-15 OctoberPresident 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.
External links Official Site of the President of Georgia
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