Georgian Parliament Speaker, NATO official discuss cooperation
Colomina stressed the strategic importance of the South Caucasus region for North Atlantic security, noting Georgia was a "valuable partner" of NATO. Photo: Parliament's press office.
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The ongoing cooperation between Georgia and NATO was discussed between Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, and Javier Colomina, the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, in Tbilisi on Wednesday.
Papuashvili expressed gratitude to NATO for supporting Georgia's territorial integrity, noting the special importance of Georgia's aspirations for membership in the organisation. He also expressed hope that Georgia 's progress would be recognised at NATO's Madrid Summit this year, the Georgian Parliament’s press office said.
The sides also highlighted Georgia's contribution to global security and the country's progress on the path to Euro-Atlantic integration, Russia's aggression in Ukraine and its “dire consequences” for the South Caucasus region.
Photo: Parliament's press office.
Colomina stressed the strategic importance of the South Caucasus region for North Atlantic security, noting Georgia was a "valuable partner" of NATO.
The alliance will continue to actively cooperate with Georgia and promote democratic reforms in the country, the NATO official also said.
Georgia has carried out ‘impressive reforms’ while enhancing its defence capabilities through the substantial NATO-Georgia package, Head of NATO Military Committee Admiral Rob Bauer stated yesterday following two-day meetings of the Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session (MCCS).
Strong and capable armed forces are key to uphold Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and NATO will continue to support the country, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.
Georgia has repeatedly proven to be a “trusted and experienced” NATO partner capable of making a “valuable contribution” to global peace and security, Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on Thursday at an event held for the 2022 NATO-Georgia Exercise.
The NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Javier Colomina has expressed NATO’s support for Georgia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and its Euro-Atlantic aspirations, calling Georgia a “very valued partner."
The NATO of the future needs a responsible and strong ally like Georgia for the challenges it is facing, Irakli Beraia, the Chairman of the Committee on Defence and Security of the Parliament of Georgia, said on Wednesday.
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.
NATO values Georgia very much as its partner, Javier Colomina, the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, said on Wednesday following his meetings with the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and members of the Parliament’s Defence and Security Committee.
The process of Georgia's NATO integration and the current security challenges in the Black Sea region were discussed between Irakli Garibashvili, the Prime Minister of Georgia, and Javier Colomina, the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, on Wednesday.