Georgia hopeful for NATO 2022 summit in terms of open door policy
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Georgia is expecting that the NATO 2022 summit in Madrid will make concrete messages on the alliance’s open door policy, Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani stated after the NATO Foreign Ministerial in Riga today.
The Riga Foreign Ministerial made me think that the NATO 2022 summit will be oriented on concrete results for the open-door policy,” Zalkaliani said.
He stated that the foreign ministerial discussed Black Sea security and the contribution of Georgia and Ukraine in this regard.
A number of leaders have stated today that it is important to invite Georgia and Ukraine to Madrid, for the NATO summit next year. It is significant that we are involved in elaborating a new strategy of the alliance which will be approved in Madrid,” Zalkaliani said.
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— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) December 1, 2021
He stated that for the first time over the past several years NATO presented a document which assessed the activities of aspiring countries.
Georgia is highly praised in the documents for its steps made towards the integration into the alliance,” Zalkaliani stated, noting that the approval of the document ‘confirms Georgia is on the right path, and that the country has successfully used all practical instruments provided by the alliance.’
Zalkaliani said that Georgia’s views and short-term plans for NATO integration have been discussed during the ministerial, as well as Georgia’s expectations from NATO member states.