NATO Secretary General:"Abkhazia and South Ossetia are part of Georgia"
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"I call on Russia to reverse its recognition of the Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions of Georgia as independent states,” said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO-Georgia Commission meeting in Brussels today.
"Georgia is an independent, sovereign nation with internationally recognised borders. Yet Russia continues to violate those borders,” underlined the NATO top official in his opening remarks before the meeting.
Watch the video below to listen to Stoltenberg’s full statement:
Stoltenberg repeated and expanded on this issue at a press conference following the NATO-Georgia Commission meeting.
All allies fully support Georgia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty within its internationally recognised borders. We call on Russia to reverse its recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions of Georgia as independent states. Abkhazia and South Ossetia are part of Georgia."
The NATO official said Georgia was moving closer to NATO thanks to its reforms and to its significant contributions to global security. He stressed NATO was committed to helping Georgia move towards membership in the Alliance.
"Georgia is committed to an ambitious reform path. Today allies praised Georgia’s efforts to strengthen its democratic institutions, but there is still more to do in key areas, including the rule of law and in the independence of the judiciary."
Earlier at the NATO-Georgia Commission meeting Stoltenberg made public some details of the Substantial Package, granted to Georgia by NATO at last year’s NATO Summit in Wales.
He announced the new Joint Training and Evaluation Centre in Tbilisi will start tactical training of Georgian officers in May.
"This is good news. We are also exploring new practical ways to intensify our joint efforts," he said.
Georgia is committed to political and security reform to improve its own security, and to bring it closer to NATO membership."
"Georgia is one of our closest partners and we are committed to deepening that partnership,” emphasised the NATO top official.
Before Stoltenberg ended the press conference, he summed up NATO's relationship with Georgia by saying: "Our commitment to Georgia is strong; we help build Georgia defences, we encourage its reforms and we support its Euro-Atlantic aspiration."
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