Georgia President Saakashvili Visits Bulgaria over Energy Summit

Georgian officials plan to sign the European Union's Eastern partnership document in Prague on May 7. Photo by BGNES

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has flown Friday to Bulgaria's capital Sofia to attend the world energy summit "Natural Gas for Europe. Security and Partnership".

In President Saakashvili's words, it is crucial for Georgia to participate in this summit, Kyiv Post reported.

"We have quit the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), but we have to be somewhere else. That is why integration in the direction of Europe and Central Asia in the energy sector is highly important to Georgia... If Georgia is successful, and it will be successful, other countries from the CIS will follow it," the president said.

Georgian officials plan to sign the European Union's Eastern partnership document in Prague on May 7.

"For the first time, we will establish institutional ties with the EU. Energy plays a central role in this area. In such a manner, Georgia's geopolitical strategy is being formed. It is oriented toward multi-vector development both in the direction of Euro-Atlantic organizations and all neighbors," Saakashvili said.