Press Release: EU-Georgia Cooperation Council meeting, Brussels, 9 December 2008

The Cooperation Council between the European Union (EU) and Georgia held its ninth meeting on Tuesday 9 December 2008. The meeting was chaired by Mr Jean-Pierre Jouyet,
Secretary of State for European Affairs of France. The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Ambassador Peter Semneby also took part in the meeting. Mr Hugues
Mingarelli, Deputy Director-General of the External Relations Directorate-General, represented the Commission and Mr Tomas Pojar, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, represented the incoming Czech Presidency. The Georgian delegation was led by Giorgi Baramidze, State Minister of Georgia on European and
Euro-Atlantic Integration Issues and Vice Prime Minister of Georgia.