NATO special representative meets Georgian PM, promises deeper ties
NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Javier Colomina (L), met with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili in Tbilisi earlier today. Photo: government of Georgia press office.
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The NATO Secretary General's newly appointed Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Javier Colomina, has met with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili earlier today in Tbilisi and vowed that his tenure will see NATO-Georgia relations deepen even further.
Garibashvili and Colomina have discussed NATO’s open-door policy, prospects for Georgia’s integration into the alliance and praised the country’s reforms in defense and the strengthening of democratic institutions.
Fruitful meeting w/@JavierColominaP on the importance of #NATO-???????? enhanced partnership, Black Sea security & ????????'s commitment to support its allies in pursuit of global security. Confident that ????????'s progress on its reform agenda will soon result in our membership in the alliance. pic.twitter.com/ds2BPwLOb0
— Irakli Garibashvili (@GharibashviliGe) October 20, 2021
Special focus was made on the 2022 NATO Summit which is an excellent opportunity to duly assess Georgia's progress,” the government of Georgia press office has stated.
Georgia’s role in Black Sea security and the country’s contribution to international peace and security, as well as Georgia’s involvement in the recent evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan following the capture of Kabul by the Taliban, were also discussed and praised.
Garibashvili and Colomina stated that the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package is the key mechanism of NATO's practical support for Georgia and that its implementation is a ‘top priority’ for the Georgian Dream government.
The importance of joint NATO-Georgia exercises was also discussed.
Colomina, who is on his first official visit to Georgia, has already met with the Georgian president and foreign minister.
He has also visited the occupation line in central Georgia.
The NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Javier Colomina, who is on his first official visit to Georgia, has stated that Georgia is one of NATO’s major partners and that the country ‘has used’ all practical mechanisms offered by the alliance. “NATO wants a comprehensive relationship with Georgia,” Colomina said after his meeting with Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani late yesterday.
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