Hungary’s Foreign Minister: “NATO should open its door to Georgia, Macedonia”
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) should complete its enlargement process allowing Montenegro into the Alliance, and keep its door open for Georgia and Macedonia, Hungary’s Foreign Minister said today.
International news agency Reuters quoted Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto as saying NATO was obligated to honour its open door policy for aspiring nations like Georgia and Macedonia, as long as the interested countries fulfilled necessary steps.
If NATO does not continue its enlargement process, that would also erode NATO's credibility significantly," Szijjarto told reporters today.
Meanwhile Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki said joining NATO would bring economic prosperity for his country.
Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg says Georgia is one of NATO’s closest partners and the Alliance is ready to offer continued support for the country.
Alliance’s door is open to Georgia
Georgia’s relationship with NATO was highlighted in the report, published by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg,and special mention was made of NATO’s deepening cooperation with its members and partners to build global stability.
Stoltenberg: “It was an excellent meeting with Georgia’s PM"
Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg have enjoyed a face-to-face meeting and discussed Georgia’s integration process into NATO in Davos, Switzerland.
A second Georgian military unit has moved one step closer to becoming part of an elite NATO rapid reaction force, tasked to respond to security threats to the Alliance’s member states at a moment’s notice.
A special YouTube report by Jeff Holden from NATOchannel.tv outlined the mission and detailed the importance of Georgia’s contribution to NATO missions, despite it not being a member nation.
Hungary is opening a credit line for Georgia amounting to $68 million USD in a bid to support Georgia’s business and investment environment.
Hungary supports granting Georgia visa-free travel to the European Union (EU) by June. Hungarian officials spoke words of support as Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze visited Budapest today.
Georgia and Hungary are coming together to sign an agreement on protection of investments that guarantees investments will not be lost and be protected from fraud.
Georgia has made "serious sacrifices” on its path to Euro-Atlantic integration and we highly appreciate these achievements, says Hungary’s Defence Minister.
Georgia and North Macedonia, which has actually become the 30th member of NATO, have signed an agreement regarding the establishment of diplomatic and consular relations.Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani congratulated Macedonia on the end of dispute with Greece regarding its name and the signing of the accession protocol with NATO.
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto will visit Grotgia tomorrow, on July 6.Szijjarto will be the first foreign official to visit Georgia after the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has paid her first official visit to North Macedonia earlier today. Now Zurabishvili and North Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski are holding a face-to-face meeting. The presidents are scheduled to sign a visa liberalisation agreement between the two countries and a memorandum of cooperation in culture following the meeting.