NATO’s new Special Rep for Caucasus, Central Asia to visit Georgia next week
Javier Colomina Piriz was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy and NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia in September, 2021. Photo: Javier Colomina/Twitter
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The NATO Secretary General’s new Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Javier Colomina, who is also NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, will be visiting Georgia next week.
Javier Colomina has tweeted:
Looking forward to my first trip to the #Caucasus next week. I will be visiting #Azerbaijan ????????, #Georgia ????????, and #Armenia ???????? in my new capacity as #NATO Special Rep for the Caucasus and Central Asia in order to identify ways to further enhance NATO’s engagement in the Caucasus.
— Javier Colomina (@JavierColominaP) October 16, 2021
This will be Colomina’s first trip to the region after he replaced James Appathurai as the special representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Appathurai, who had served as the special representative for the past 10 year, has been awarded with the order of the Golden Fleece for his special contribution to strengthen NATO-Georgia relations and the support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.