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Georgia–Slovenia relations are thebilateral relations betweenGeorgia andSlovenia, two European nations with a communist past that established their bilateral ties in 1993. Their relations have been highly represented with a close diplomatic partnership, with Slovenia being one of the staunch supporters of Georgia's territorial integrity and pro-Western path. Slovenia is a member of theEU, which Georgiaapplied for in 2022. Both nations are members of theCOE. And Slovenia is withMontenegro is Sectoral dialogue partner countries of theBSCE.
The diplomatic relations between Georgia and Slovenia were established on 18 January 1993:,[1] less than two years after the independence of both states (Georgia from theUSSR and Slovenia fromYugoslavia). Slovenia has consistently supported Georgia's territorial integrity in the face ofRussia's military occupation ofAbkhazia andSouth Ossetia. In 2008, Prime MinisterJanez Janša of Slovenia stated following a meeting with hisCzech andLatvian counterparts in the aftermath of theRusso-Georgian War,[2]
We are united on the need to ensure peace, stability, territorial integrity in Georgia and the broader region and to give the region a European perspective.
Slovenia was one of the several nations to call on Russia to follow its ceasefire obligations during a 2015Council of Europe meeting and to withdraw its military troops from Abkhazia and South Ossetia.[3] That same year, Slovenia became the 21st member state of theEuropean Union to ratify in a 69–3 vote of its National Assembly the EU-Georgia Association Agreement.[4] Slovenia has consistently voted in favor of the Georgia-sponsoredUnited Nations resolution calling for the return ofinternally displaced persons to Abkhazia and South Ossetia since 2008.[5]
Bilateral ties have been enhanced by the high amount of high-level meetings and visits between the two countries. While Georgian Prime MinisterGiorgi Kvirikashvili held several meetings with the Slovenian Foreign Affairs Minister, PresidentGiorgi Margvelashvili became the first Georgian head of state to pay an official visit to Slovenia in July 2016,[6] during which bilateral agreements were signed on economic cooperation and visa liberalization and a "Bench of Friendship" was inaugurated onLjubljana's Tbilisi Street.[1]
On 26 May 2018, to celebrate the 100 years since the independence of theDemocratic Republic of Georgia, theLjubljana Castle was lit up with Georgia's red and white flag colors.[7]
As a member ofNATO, Slovenia has consistently supported Georgia's attempt to seek closer relations and an ultimate membership with the Organization. Slovenian military experts participated in the 2017Noble Partner military exercises in Georgia.[8]
On 13 June 2019, Slovenia became the 14th country of theSchengen Zone to recognize Georgia as a "safe country", highlighting Georgia's political and economic reforms, and thus removing Georgian citizens' right to seek asylum in Slovenia.[9]
Both countries' capitals, Ljubljana andTbilisi, have a sister city partnership, as well as Georgia'sKutaisi and Slovenia'sMaribor.[1]
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Georgia appointed its first ambassador to Slovenia in 2001, when it accredited its ambassador toAustria to also cover its relations with Ljubljana. Following a short period in 2004 when the Georgian ambassador operated from Georgia itself and then fromSlovakia, an embassy of Georgia was opened in 2014 in Slovenia. Notable heads of the mission have been:
Slovenia accredited its first ambassador to Georgia in 1999. Until 2007, the Slovenian ambassador resided inAthens. Since then, the ambassador of Slovenia toUkraine inKiev has also covered Georgia.
Georgia and Slovenia have signed seven bilateral agreements, including[10]
Two more bilateral agreements were signed during Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili's official visit to Slovenia in 2016, notably on economic cooperation and on visa liberalization between Georgia and Slovenia.
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