Georgian Defence Minister, NATO Secretary General meet in Brussels
Georgian Defence Minister and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met on the sidelines of NATO Defence Ministerial in Brussels yesterday. Photo: Georgian Defence Ministry press office
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Georgian Defence Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and his counterparts from NATO member and partner states yesterday.
Garibashvili joined the NATO Defence Ministerial at the NATO Headquarters held in Brussels on October 24-25.
Today I met with #NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg and my colleagues, who all unanimously recognize our reforms and progress achieved in recent years. pic.twitter.com/wZ0SDdvs8b
— Irakli Garibashvili (@GharibashviliGe) October 25, 2019
Minister Garibashvili thanked Jens Stoltenberg for supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia.
He also underscored that the recent visit of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) to Georgia was a demonstration of the alliance’s “firm support” for the country's Euro-Atlantic aspirations.
#NATO Defence Ministers gathered @NATO HQ for discussions on current security issues.
— Oana Lungescu (@NATOpress) October 25, 2019
???? Check out the video for day 2️⃣ of #DefMin. pic.twitter.com/XsZB983aL1
Following the meeting with Stoltenberg, Minister Garibashvili delivered a speech.
In his speech, Garibashvili said that Georgia, as “a reliable partner” of NATO and its future member, remains committed to its contributions to Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan, the Georgian Defence Ministry reported.
All our colleagues note with big gratitude that our #hero military personnel fight alongside the soldiers of our partner countries in #Afghanistan to protect peace and security. @NATO @ResoluteSupport pic.twitter.com/qABYWsBdwD
— Irakli Garibashvili (@GharibashviliGe) October 25, 2019
On the sidelines of the ministerial, Irakli Garibashvili held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Finland, Poland, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
He also discussed the US-Georgia “strategic partnership” with the United States Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison.