Georgian economy buffeted by Russia, Ukraine crises - president

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Georgia's economy has been buffeted by the Russian currency crisis and the Ukrainian conflict but it is still growing strongly, President Georgy Margvelashvili said on Thursday.

Margvelashvili spoke to Reuters from Strasbourg, where he watched the European Parliament ratify an EU-Georgia trade and cooperation accord, describing this as an important step towards Georgia's eventual goal of EU membership.