“Europe is our home” – Bidzina Ivanishvili in Strasbourg
22 April, 2013
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Georgia’s government will fulfill its obligations before the European Council in a reduced timescale, Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili said after his meeting with the European Council Parliamentary Assembly President Jean-Claude Mignon in Strasbourg. Ivanishvili said the meeting had been “especially warm” despite it being his first visit to the European Council.

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