Kavelashvili Meets Serbian President Vucic in Tbilisi, Both Leaders Visit Patriarch
By Messenger Staff
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Georgian Dream-elected President Mikheil Kavelashvili met Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Tbilisi during Vucic's first official visit to Georgia, with the two leaders discussing bilateral relations, geopolitical challenges, and regional connectivity.
According to the Presidential Administration, the talks covered the "close friendly ties" between the two countries, cultural proximity, shared values, and the need to deepen cooperation in political, economic, technological, educational, and scientific-research areas. Kavelashvili noted that the two countries faced "complex challenges" that created "a solid foundation for the further development of bilateral relations and support for each other's positions in the international arena."
The meeting addressed the intensified pace of high-level exchanges, with Kavelashvili noting that his December 2025 visit to Belgrade was the first presidential-level visit between the two countries, and that Vucic's current trip to Tbilisi marked the first such visit by a Serbian president. The leaders also discussed global peace and stability, with both sides noting that "maintaining stability and peace in both regions is gaining particular relevance" amid what was described as a fundamental transformation of the international order.
Kavelashvili emphasized Georgia's interest in expanding partnership with the Western Balkans as a key link in the Middle Corridor, saying it would contribute to developing transport and logistics connections between Europe and Asia. He also thanked Vucic for Serbia's support for Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty. Following the meeting, Vucic left an entry in the book of honored guests at the Orbeliani Palace.
The two presidents, accompanied by their spouses, also visited Patriarch Shio III at the Patriarchate, where talks focused on the historical, cultural, and spiritual ties between the two Orthodox nations and the importance of deepening bilateral relations.
