A delegation from the EU Integration Committee of the Parliament of Georgia participated in the Conference of Parliamentary Committees on European Integration/European Affairs of the Countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process (COSAP), held on June 4–5 in Struga, North Macedonia. The conference was hosted by the European Affairs Committee of the Parliament of North Macedonia.

The Georgian parliamentary delegation included Tornike Phagava, Deputy Chair of the EU Integration Committee, and Giorgi Chakvetadze, First Deputy Chair of the Education, Science and Youth Affairs Committee and a member of the EU Integration Committee.

The interparliamentary session was opened by Afrim Gashi, Speaker of the Parliament of North Macedonia. Discussions focused on strengthening regional cooperation in the Western Balkans, developing transport and energy connectivity, energy security, and the European integration processes of Southeast European countries in the context of the current geopolitical environment.

Addressing the conference participants, Tornike Phagava highlighted the security challenges facing Georgia and the country’s special role within the framework of the European Union’s enlargement policy. He emphasized that, amid ongoing geopolitical transformations in the region, Georgia’s stability and security are important not only for the South Caucasus but also for Europe’s overall security architecture.

He also spoke about the importance of sharing experience, best practices, and knowledge among candidate countries on the path toward EU membership, noting that close regional cooperation is one of the key prerequisites for successful European integration.

In his remarks, Giorgi Chakvetadze emphasized Georgia’s geopolitical role in strengthening Europe’s security, energy, and transport connectivity. He noted that Georgia, as an EU candidate country and an important transit bridge between Europe and Asia, plays a special role in enhancing energy security and developing transport and digital links.

He underscored the strategic importance of the Black Sea region and the South Caucasus, as well as the significance of projects such as the Middle Corridor and the Black Sea Submarine Electricity Cable, which contribute to deeper connections and economic cooperation between Europe and the region. Giorgi Chakvetadze also stated that the application of double standards by the European Union and what he described as unfair treatment toward Georgia is a matter of concern.

COSAP is a permanent parliamentary platform for cooperation on European Union accession issues among the countries of the Western Balkans. Under North Macedonia’s chairmanship, the conference brought together parliamentary delegations from the Western Balkan countries, as well as representatives of the parliaments of Georgia and Turkey.