Ukraine and Georgia are mutually interested in deepening inter-parliamentary ties between the two countries, the press service of the head of the Ukrainian state reported on Friday, January 19, following a meeting between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Georgian Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze as part of his official visit to Ukraine.

According to the report, the sides discussed the coordination of positions within international parliamentary assemblies, first and foremost, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), and international organizations.

Kobakhidze, in turn, noted that Ukraine and Georgia demonstrated good dynamics in bilateral cooperation.

"We are convinced that we have broad prospects for deepening our relations, in particular, political and economic cooperation," he said.

The sides emphasized the importance of the implementation of the declaration on the establishment of strategic partnership between Ukraine and Georgia, which was signed during Poroshenko's state visit to Georgia in July 2017.