NATO official Colomina: Georgia is a very valued partner
“Every country has the right to choose its own path and security arrangements free from foreign interference,” Colomina said. Photo: Javier Colomina/Twitter.
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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.”
Every country has the right to choose its own path and security arrangements free from foreign interference,” Colomina further noted.
Georgia is a very valued partner. @NATO supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ???????? and its Euro Atlantic aspirations. Every country has the right to choose its own path and security arrangements free from foreign interference https://t.co/7NhDClvCt3
— Javier Colomina (@JavierColominaP) January 26, 2022
Colomina’s statement comes after Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili’s meeting with NATO Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Geoana along with Colomina.
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