Georgia attaches great importance to its relations with neighboring states, Georgian FM said.

In terms of this strategy, high-level visits to Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey have been carried out, Maia Panjikidze said, summing up seven-month work of the ministry.

She said integration into the EU and NATO, as well as relations with the U.S. and Russia are important directions of the Georgian foreign office.

The relationship between Georgia and NATO are developing rapidly, and the country’s new authorities are doing everything to deepen the process.

From the point of view of EU integration, Panjikidze pointed out the Eastern Partnership summit  to be held in Vilnius, during which the EU-Georgia Association Agreement may be initialed, Gruziya Online reported.

Speaking about relations with the U.S., Pandzhikidze pointed at last week’s meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and four meetings in the framework of the US-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership.

However, she stressed that “one of the most important foreign policy goals is restoration of relations with Russia.”

Pandzhikidze stressed that Georgia will no longer use an aggressive rhetoric against Russia. She believes it is impossible to try to establish relations at the same time using aggressive rhetoric.