Parliamentary Defence and Security Committee Chair: Georgia building new Euro-Atlantic security architecture together with NATO states
The Committee Chair also criticised the Georgian political opposition for making “baseless and irresponsible statements,” that “harm the country’s interests,” instead of “taking a united stand” over Georgia’s integration in the European Union.Photo: Irakli Beraia's Facebook Page.
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Georgia and NATO member states are building a new Euro-Atlantic security architecture together, Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Committee on Defence and Security of the Parliament of Georgia, said on Wednesday.
Speaking in a debate format at the legislative body, Beraia said Georgia’s partners, both in Brussels and in European capitals, were “well aware” of the merits and legitimacy of its progress in European and Euro-Atlantic integration.
He also noted European and Euro-Atlantic integration were a “civilisational choice” of Georgian citizens, and “political and practical” cooperation between the country and its partners was at “an unprecedented level” confirmed by “concrete and measurable steps”.
The MP noted Georgia’s participation in “all important formats'' of NATO, explaining the absence of the Government from the meeting of NATO defence leaders in Brussels due to the session’s focus on security in the Pacific region. Beraia also said the Chief of the Georgian Defence Forces had met with the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee the day before the meeting in a bilateral format.
The Committee Chair also criticised the Georgian political opposition for making “baseless and irresponsible statements,” that “harm the country’s interests,” instead of “taking a united stand” over Georgia’s integration in the European Union.
The ruling Georgian Dream party and opposition MPs on Sunday asserted the country was on a “peaceful path” and would not get involved in war, following remarks by Oleksiy Danilov, the Ukrainian Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, who said Georgia would “greatly help” Ukraine by opening military fronts against Russia to forcefully regain control over the occupied breakaway Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions.
Long-term plans for the development of Georgian Defence Forces (GDF), strengthening their capabilities, issues of cybersecurity and NATO cooperation were some of the topics discussed by Minister Juansher Burchuladze and the Parliamentary Confidence Group earlier today.
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.
We will continue supporting Georgia which has all the tools needed to become a member of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg said in Warsaw while attending the spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly today.
Foreign officials on Thursday sent their congratulatory messages to Georgian counterparts and citizens to mark the country’s Independence Day, with foreign ministers of Poland, Greece, Latvia, Bulgaria and Iran being among those who offered their messages of support.
It is important that this week’s NATO Summit is dedicated to new measures of support for Georgia, Irakli Beraia, the Chairman of the Georgian Parliament’s Committee on Defence and Security, said on Tuesday.
A delegation of the Defence and Security Committee of the Georgian Parliament is visiting the Turkish capital of Ankara to hold meetings with counterparts from the country’s legislative body in a bid to forge closer ties between the two bodies.