Georgian MP: NATO Deputy Assistant Sec Gen make “important political statement” for Georgia
Akubardia said Appathurai’s visit to Tbilisi was an important statement “in itself”, noting it signified the alliance would not stop its policy toward enlargement despite the ongoing Russian aggression in the Black Sea region. Photo: Teona Akubardia's Facebook Page.
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An “important political statement” for Georgia was made by James Appathurai, the NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, in his address to the Georgian Parliament, Teona Akubardia, a member of the Parliamentary political faction Reform Group said on Wednesday.
Akubardia said Appathurai’s visit to Tbilisi was an important statement “in itself”, noting it signified the alliance would not stop its policy toward enlargement despite the ongoing Russian aggression in the Black Sea region.
The Georgian MP added issues related to strengthening Georgia's security had been discussed at a closed-door meeting of the visiting official with the Defense and Security Committee of the Georgian Parliament.
A Georgian parliamentary delegation has discussed investment potential in Georgia for British businesses, as well as security situation in the Black Sea region, with officials and experts in London during an official visit to the United Kingdom.
The ongoing war in Ukraine, the “difficult” security environment and “hybrid threats” from Russia were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Deputy Defence Ministers of Georgia and NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges James Appathurai.
NATO wants to see the continuation of reforms in Georgia, a less polarised political environment, and to see the Government and the opposition "work together", the alliance's Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges James Appathurai said on Wednesday following an address to the Georgian Parliament.
Five MPs of three opposition parties and two independent MPs have formed a new faction in the Georgian state legislature with the name Charles Michel’s Reforms Group.
NATO will strengthen its support for Georgia, Teona Akubardia, an MP from the opposition Strategy Aghmashenebeli party, told georgian media outlets following a special meeting of Georgian MPs with Javier Colomina, the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, in the Georgian Parliament on Wednesday.