Georgian Defence Minister meets NATO Sec-Gen in Brussels
Juansher Burchuladze has met with Jens Stoltenberg for the first time as Georgian Defence Minister.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has welcomed Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze to NATO Headquarters ahead of the NATO-Georgia Commission meeting earlier today.
During the meeting Stoltenberg and Burchuladze discussed the NATO Summit outcomes, where Heads of State and Government reaffirmed NATO’s enduring commitment to Open Door Policy. They also discussed political and practical cooperation, as well as Black Sea security.
NATO Spokesperson has tweeted:
Secretary General @jensstoltenberg welcomed ???????? Minister of Defence Juansher Burchuladze to #NATO HQ ahead of a meeting of the NATO-#Georgia Commission. They discussed #NATOSummit outcomes, practical cooperation and #BlackSea security.
— Oana Lungescu (@NATOpress) June 30, 2021
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Jens Stoltenberg thanked Juansher Burchuladze for Georgia’s substantial contributions to NATO’s operations and missions over the years, and welcomed Georgia’s focus on electoral and judicial reforms, which support Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations.
During their exchanges, the Secretary General reaffirmed NATO’s full support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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Noting that the country uses all of its practical and political tools, Minister Burchuladze has reaffirmed Georgia’s aspirations for eventual NATO membership.
Georgia is one of the NATO’s closest partners aspiring to join the Alliance. The country actively contributes to NATO-led operations and cooperates with the allies and other partner countries in many other areas.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at the College of Europe in Bruges earlier today that ‘NATO’s door remains open’ for Georgia and Ukraine. Stoltenberg said that he was at the NATO summit in Bucharest back in 2008 when the alliance made a decision that Georgia and Ukraine will become its members but they ‘did not set any fixed date’.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze said Georgia has all the practical tools that are necessary to become a member of NATO.
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