The Council of the European Union has not granted Georgia the status of a candidate for the EU.

APA's Georgia bureau reports that EU Council President Charles Michel said this on his Twitter account.

He noted that the Council decided to recognize Georgia's European perspective.

The EU is ready to grant Georgia candidate status once it has fulfilled its priority issues.

"I congratulate the Georgian people.

It is a historic moment in EU-Georgia relations.

"Georgia's future is with the EU," the diplomat said.