US Senate adopts unanimous resolution, appeals NATO to support Georgia

Last night the Senate of the United States (US) passed a unanimous resolution prior to the 28th Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) which highlights Georgia’s merit and progress towards NATO and addresses the Alliance to support Georgia to quickly integrate into the Euro-Atlantic space. 

The three-page resolution text, which expressed the opinion of the Senate to today’s NATO Warsaw Summit in Poland, included three parts mentioning Georgia. 

The resolution stated after the 2014 NATO Wales Summit, the Russian military invaded Ukraine, adding Crimea to the list of areas illegally controlled by Moscow, including Georgia’s Abkhazia and Tskhinvali  (South Ossetia)  regions. 

The document also stated in follow-up to commitments made at the NATO Wales Summit, NATO and the Government of Georgia agreed on a Substantial Package of cooperation and defence reform initiatives to strengthen Georgia’s resilience and self-defense capabilities. 

According to the resolution the Substantial Package also provided opportunities for Georgia to develop closer security cooperation and interoperability with NATO members, including through the establishment of the Joint Training and Evaluation Center, which was inaugurated in 2015. 

Finally the Senate recognised Georgia’s troop contributions to missions abroad, its robust defence spending, and its ongoing efforts to strengthen its democratic and military institutions for NATO accession.