New head of NATO Liaison Office in Georgia appointed
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NATO has introduced a new head of mission at the NATO Liaison Office in Georgia.
The new head is Rosaria Puglisi, who replaced William Lahue in the role.
Puglisi had been deputy head of the NATO Liaison Office in Georgia since April of 2017. Before that, she headed the NATO Liaison Office in Central Asia.
At different times, she also worked in Libya, Ukraine, Kosovo and Moldova.
In 2008-2012, she served as a political advisor to the European Union Monitoring Mission to Georgia.
NATO Liaison Office (NLO) Georgia represents NATO in the country. It facilitates political and military dialogue and practical cooperation under the NATO-Georgia Commission in support of Georgia’s efforts to join NATO.
It also serves to enhance civil and military cooperation between NATO and the Government of Georgia in support of the Euro-Atlantic integration goals described in the Annual National Plan (ANP).
Praising Georgia’s support for NATO in Afghanistan, Head of the NATO Laison Office in Georgia William Lahew said the Georgian soldiers contribute to strengthening the defense capacity of the alliance.
Head of the NATO liaison office in Georgia William Lahue has condemned the integration of troops of the Russian-occupied Georgian region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) with the Russian Armed Forces.
NATO is celebrating its growing ties with Georgia by posting a video showing units from the allied forces participate in training exercises alongside Georgian soldiers.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili is set to meet NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels this month.
NATO Liaison Office Head to Georgia Rosaria Puglisi says that the alliance is not discussing Georgia’s membership with Article No. 5 on collective defence not covering the country’s two Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with head of NATO Liaison Office in Georgia Rosaria Puglisi earlier today and stated that the 2022 NATO summit is an opportunity to recognise the country’s progress on its path to the alliance.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze met with Alexander Vinnikov, the newly-appointed Head of NATO Liaison Office in Georgia, on Tuesday.