Today, the Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili held an extended meeting with the European Commissioner for Energy, Günther Oettinger at the Government Chancellery. The sides discussed the perspective of accession into the European Energy Union. 

According to information released on Georgian Government's web page the discussion focused on the issues of Georgia's European integration and the progressed made in this direction was noted. Among them was the initialing the Association Agreement in Vilnius, last November. 

As it was mentioned, the European Union team supports the idea of Georgia's uniting the European Energy Union. As for the preparatory process, the negotiations will be continued for 6-8 month and the agreement will be signed in October of the current year.

At the meeting, the participants discussed various energy projects as well. 

An extended meeting was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Maia Panjikidze and Minister of Energy of Georgia, Vice-Prime Minister Kakha Kaladze.