[1] Both countries have separatist zones that are supported by Russia (Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgia, Transnistria in Moldova) and have suffered wars as a cause of conflicts with them.

In 2018, the State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality of Georgia Ketevan Tsikhelashvili met with the deputy prime minister of Moldova and the Minister of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine and visited the security zone in Transnistria, describing Moldova as "our friend state" and condemning Russia's actions in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine (which also has territories under Russian occupation).

[6] Furthermore, in 2015, Moldova banned Abkhazian and South Ossetian officials from entering the country for 10 years as a result of their participation in demonstrations in Tiraspol celebrating the 25th anniversary of Transnistria's declaration of independence.

[7] Georgia and Moldova, together with Ukraine, are part of the Association Trio, formed in 2021 by these countries for closer integration with the European Union (EU).

[8][9] These countries and Azerbaijan are also part of the GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development.