Georgian Defence Minister participates in NATO Rammstein format for first time
Georgia joined the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at the invitation of the US Department of Defence, with Burchuladze set to hold meetings with his foreign counterparts in Brussels. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Wednesday participated in the meeting of Rammstein format of NATO in Brussels for the first time, discussing strategies and initiatives to assist Ukraine in combating the ongoing Russian offensives.
The third meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact group was organised by the United States Department of Defence and chaired by Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin.
Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Involving defence ministers from Western-aligned nations, the gathering condemned Russia’s “unjustified and unprovoked” aggressive war against Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Georgia joined the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at the invitation of the US Department of Defence, with Burchuladze set to hold meetings with his foreign counterparts in Brussels.
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.
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”.
The West made its first “mistake” back in 2008 in not outlining a “clear path” to NATO for Georgia and Ukraine, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former Secretary-General of the Alliance, has said in an interview with the Foreign Policy magazine.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Thursday held a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the framework of a NATO ministerial in Brussels, NATO said.
NATO’s political and practical support for Georgia, the security environment and challenges in the Black Sea region and the war in Ukraine were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Thursday said the European security architecture “cannot be perfect” without security and stability in the Black Sea region.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze, who is participating in an ongoing NATO defence ministerial, on Thursday said “all partner countries” of Georgia noted the country needed “more support, assistance and concrete steps” from the alliance.
The question of Georgia's accession to NATO and the decision of the 2008 Bucharest Summit on the matter are “in force”, with all alliance member states “unanimous” on the issue, Victor Dolidze, the Head of the Georgian Mission to NATO, said on Thursday.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance was working on “further strengthening” partnership and providing “more support” to Georgia after his meeting with Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Thursday.
Cooperation between Georgia and its European partners, the security environment in the Black Sea region and the ongoing war in Ukraine were discussed on Thursday in meetings between the Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze and his counterparts from Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Lithuania.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Thursday is participating in a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, discussing the situation created as a result of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and the country’s needs in combating the ongoing Russian offensives, as well as the security challenges facing the United States’s allies and partners.
United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin on Thursday thanked Georgia and 49 other states for their participation in the in-person Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany, set up in April to ensure support for Ukraine in its defence from the ongoing Russian invasion.
Georgian defence minister Juansher Burchuladze on Friday called the claims of the opposition, as though Georgia has been in international isolation, “absurd” and highlighted the “high-level” visits of the Georgian side with its partner countries, in an interview with Imedi TV channel.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Friday joined his counterparts from NATO member and partner states in a meeting of the alliance’s Ukraine Defence Contact Group for discussing strategies and initiatives to assist the country in combating the ongoing Russian offensives.
A Georgian delegation chaired by the country’s Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Tuesday joined more than 50 top military officials from NATO member and allied states in Brussels to discuss assistance to Ukraine amid its ongoing defence from the Russian invasion.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Wednesday took part in the virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group to discuss the current situation in Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Thursday took part in the virtual meeting of the 12th Ukraine Defence Contact Group to discuss the current situation in Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion.