NATO Sec Gen: alliance working on “further strengthening” partnership with Georgia
The Secretary General also highlighted his “very constructive and good meeting” with Burchuladze, adding he expected alliance leaders to “recommit to its open door policy” and “further step up” the cooperation with Georgia - as their “close partner” - during the upcoming Madrid Summit. Photo: Reuters
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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.
Stoltgenberg said he and NATO allies had stressed the importance of “stepping up” their support to partners “vulnerable” for Russian aggression, including Georgia, with Russia having already occupied two of its regions.
The Secretary General also highlighted his “very constructive and good meeting” with Burchuladze, adding he expected alliance leaders to “recommit to its open door policy” and “further step up” the cooperation with Georgia - as their “close partner” - during the upcoming Madrid Summit.
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 held a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the framework of a NATO ministerial in Brussels, NATO said.
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.
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”.
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.
Nikoloz Khatiashvili, the foreign policy researcher and international secretary of the analytical centre Geocase participated last week in the Riga Conference and the Riga Conference Future Leaders' Forum, which covered the ongoing war in Ukraine, threats from Russia and current challenges, as well as the Black Sea security, hybrid threats and the future of the European security architecture, Geocase said in its release on Monday.
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said NATO allies were providing support to Georgia and “working closely” with their Georgian partners.