Georgian Defence Minister discusses Black Sea region security, Ukraine war with Bulgarian, Turkish counterparts
The meetings focused on the importance of the West’s support for peace, stability and development in the region, the Georgian Defence Ministry said. Photo: Georgian Defence Ministry
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The security environment in the Black Sea region and the ongoing war in Ukraine were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze and his Bulgarian and Turkish counterparts.
The meetings focused on the importance of the West’s support for peace, stability and development in the region, the Georgian Defence Ministry said.
During the bilateral meetings in the framework of a NATO ministerial, Burchuladze thanked his counterparts for their support of Georgia.
The officials also discussed Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations and the country’s contribution to international peacekeeping missions.
Viktor Dolidze, the Head of the Georgian mission to NATO, on Wednesday said the country had been invited to take part in today’s meeting of the alliance’s Rammstein format for the first time, with the main topic of discussion being the issue of strengthening Ukraine's defence capabilities.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday called the invitation for Georgian officials to meet with alliance leaders at its upcoming Madrid Summit an “important expression” of “solidarity” and “close partnership”.
Edgars Rinkevics, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, on Sunday said his country supported granting Georgia a Membership Action Plan for joining NATO.
Defence ministers of Ukraine, Georgia, Finland and Sweden, along with representatives of the European Union, will take part in a meeting of NATO defence officials next month.
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