Poland voices support for Georgia Armed Forces, MAP ambitions
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Poland is standing by Georgia as it continues its quest to gain a Membership Action Plan (MAP) from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) by helping the country develop its military capabilities.
Today the Polish side stated it was ready to lead the Military Police Capabilities Development Direction, outlined in the NATO-Georgia Substantial Package that envisaged improving the functions and capabilities of Georgia’s military police.
The positive news came after a meeting between Georgia’s Defence Minister Tinatin Khidasheli with Poland’s Minister of National Defence Tomasz Siemoniak today.
This was one of several ways Poland will support Georgia, Siemoniak added.
He stressed Poland would help Georgia develop the capabilities of the Georgian Armed Forces and provide additional support for Georgian military servicemen regarding English language training courses.
This will increase the interoperability of the Georgian Armed Forces with NATO,” stated Georgia’s Defence Ministry today.
Georgia’s Defence Minister started a 10-day tour to Europe yesterday to attract international support for the country ahead of the Warsaw NATO Summit, at which Georgia wanted to be offered a MAP.
Earlier today Defence Minister Tinatin Khidasheli departed for a 10-day working tour of Europe, where she will meet with top EU officials in a bid to gain support for Georgia as it works through the process of obtaining a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP).
NATO membership was not a problem for Germany when the country was divided like Georgia” says a top Lithuanian official who met Georgia’s Minister of Defence today.
UK supports Georgia’s sovereignty, Euro-Atlantic aspirations
Minister Tinatin Khidasheli has visited Poland and several Baltic states and is now holding official meetings in the United Kingdom (UK).
Georgia is embracing the chance to learn about some of the world’s best military defence and security technologies at an international exhibition in London, touted as the world’s largest military show.
"I believe in Europe and I believe in NATO… [and] if we talk about European peace, it cannot exclude Georgia or Ukraine.”
Georgian Armed Forces (GAF) are standing shoulder-to-shoulder with thousands of other servicemen and women in an NATO drill in Lithuania.
“There is a place for Georgia in the European family”
Georgia’s Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze is on his first official visit to Poland. He has already met Marshal of the Polish Senate Stanislaw Karczewski and Deputy Marshal of the Sejm Ryszard Terlecki.