Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Gannon. I concur with him regarding his first question on Georgia. This committee has had a number of engagements with Georgia. We are conscious of the support within Georgia for the European Union and its values. There was disappointment, as the Minister will be aware, regarding the progress on the matter of its candidate status for accession. It appeared to us that Georgia did not make the cut. We hope that both the Georgian Administration and the European Commission will work closely together with a view to ensuring that progress can be made.