Georgian Parliament Speaker: We expect clear messages from NATO summit
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Georgian Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze stated in Washington today that Georgia is expecting clear messages concerning the country’s integration with NATO from the upcoming summit next month.
The summit will also endorse certain initiatives related to NATO-Georgia cooperation in various fields, especially in defense and security”, Kobakhidze said during a US Foreign Policy Council event in Washington.
Kobakhidze praised America’s role in Georgia’s democratic development.
The US is a great supporter of Georgia and I believe that this support will be further enhanced,” Kobakhidze said.
Kobakhidze spoke about a recent resolution submitted to the US House of Representatives of the US.
It is of the highest importance that the resolution speak about the challenges of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine and offer specific support,” Kobakhidze said.
Kobakhidze says that Georgia’s major security challenge is Russia.
Russia remains the greatest threat to Georgia’s national independence, and, despite Georgia’s constructive approach to relations, has never even attempted to made any reciprocal steps to alleviate the security situation in the occupied Georgian territories – Abkhazia and South Ossetia. We see the deaths of innocent civilians in both occupied regions,” Kobakhidze said.
Kobakhidze started his meetings in Washington yesterday.
NATO and EU do not simply mean a better economy and increased security, but first and foremost are part of the values that Georgia is developed on, speaker of the Georgian parliament Irakli Kobakhidze said at an event held yesterday on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Georgia-NATO Inter-Parliamentary Council in Batumi.
The forum was opened by PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikheil Janelidze. President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili and Parliamentary Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze also provided a keynote address at the forum, as well as the US Assistant Secretary Aaron Wess Mitchell and NATO’s Assistant Secretary General Tacan Ildem.
The Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili stated today that Georgia-NATO cooperation has never been as active as it is now.
Georgian Parliamentary Chairperson Irakli Kobakhidze is paying a working visit to the United States (US). Departing today Kobakhidze will spend a week in the US where he will meet with representatives of the US Congress, Senate, and the US Department of State.
Georgia is one of the most active partners of NATO, Rosaria Puglisi NATO Liaison Officer in Georgia told journalists today while attending a presentation of a policy paper about NATO-Georgia relations by the ISFED and EPC.
Georgian officials expect Germany will positively assess Georgia’s progress on its way towards NATO integration at the organisation’s upcoming summit to be held in Brussels on July 11-12.