“Brutal invasion” of Ukraine demonstrates need for NATO support for Moldova, Georgia - Stoltenberg
Stoltenberg stressed the need to provide countries like Georgia and Moldova with “practical and political” support in the wake of the ongoing conflict. Photo: Reuters
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said the “brutal invasion” of Ukraine by Russia had demonstrated the need for NATO to provide support to countries including Moldova and Georgia.
The alliance official said the European countries that were not members of the alliance or the European Union needed support from the bloc in the aftermath of the invasion that started in February.
Georgia is a very highly valued partner, and also in close cooperation with the European Union. We are looking into what we can do more to work even closer with our close partners in the eastern part of Europe,” he said.
Stoltenberg stressed the need to provide countries like Georgia and Moldova with “practical and political” support in the wake of the ongoing conflict.
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’s European Union membership enjoys a 74 percent support in the country, with 60 percent backing the country joining NATO, shows a new survey by the International Republican Institute, published on Wednesday.
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.
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.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili and her Moldovan counterpart Maia Sandu discussed the latest developments in Moldova on Thursday.
During a telephone conversation, Zourabichvili expressed solidarity with Moldova, saying the “European path is what brings us together.”