Georgian Prime Minister garibashvili officially signed Georgia's application to join the EU on the 3rd. In his televised speech, garibashvili said that he signed the application document for Georgia's accession to the EU on behalf of the country that day, which is a "milestone" in the process of Georgia's integration into Europe. KOBASHI Ze, leader of Georgia's ruling party, said on the 2nd that he hoped that the EU would urgently consider Georgia's application for EU membership and grant Georgia EU candidate status as soon as possible. (Xinhua News Agency)