Georgian PM: “Cooperation with NATO today is as active as ever”
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The Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili stated today that Georgia-NATO cooperation has never been as active as it is now.
It is this very cooperation which brings about the stability we enjoy today. Cooperation with NATO today is as active as ever. Of greatest importance is the progress we have made in the implementation of the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package, and equally invaluable is the support Georgia enjoys from alliance member states and the secretary general,” Kvirikashvili stated at a NATO Days in Georgia event.
Annual NATO Days started on April 16 and will continue through May 1.
This year's NATO Days celebrations are being specially held in the regions and, importantly, in ethnic-minority regions.
The Information Center on NATO and EU, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other institutions, carries out a range of events to ensure proper public awareness, so that Georgian citizens can familiarize themselves with the benefits offered by the country's potential NATO integration.
The US Heritage Foundation has hosted the event -10 Years after the Bucharest Summit: Strengthening the U.S.-NATO-Georgia Relationship.
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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.
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.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has stated that the government should prepare the country for membership in NATO and the EU and as soon as soon as the decision about the membership of Georgia is mature, Georgia should join the alliance and the EU.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg claims that Georgia will not have to make a choice between its occupied territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) and NATO membership.
Georgian Defence Minister Levan Izoria says that the country will continue to buy military armaments from the United States. Izoria stated today in the wake of the NATO Defence Ministerial last week that the US has “faith in Georgia” and the faith was built due to successful Georgian reforms in the defence field.
Jonathan Katz, a senior fellow with the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) stated in Washington D.C. yesterday that the democratic reforms which are being carried out in Georgia will lead to “very significant outcomes.”