NATO Secretary General invites Georgian Prime Minister to Madrid Summit
The Secretary General pointed out the Summit meeting should focus our discussion on global challenges.NATO.int
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibahsvili received an official letter of invitation to NATO’s upcoming Summit in Madrid from Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
In the invitation letter, the NATO official said he would welcome the PM to a special meeting at the Summit involving heads of states with NATO partners.
Stoltenberg also stressed that by invading Ukraine, Russia had “shattered” peace in Europe, with global security being redefined and the implications of the unjustified and unprovoked war of choice being felt “beyond the Euro-Atlantic area”.
He emphasised Russia and other authoritarian powers were “challenging the rules-based international order” and the “immediate response” of the transatlantic community to Russia’s brutal aggression had been “impressive” in demonstrating “unity and solidarity”.
Photo: Government's Administration.
The Secretary General pointed out the Summit meeting should focus our discussion on global challenges.
“Allies will agree to a new Strategic Concept at the Madrid Summit, which will lay out NATO’s key principles and tasks to prepare the Alliance for a more dangerous and unpredictable world. The Concept will forge a new policy on Russia, craft common ground on the challenges posed by China, and reaffirm our determination to defend all Allies against all threats. Looking forward to seeing you in Madrid”, Stoltenberg said in the letter.
The meeting will also involve prime ministers of Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Sweden, as well as presidents of Finland, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission.
The NATO Summit in Madrid will run between June 28-30.
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.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that Russia should withdraw its forces from Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, noting “they are deployed without these countries’ consent.” He underscored that NATO respects Georgia’s and Ukraine’s decision to apply for membership of the alliance, adding it is the reason why NATO “has engaged in a very strong and close partnership with both these countries.”
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibahsvili has received an official letter of invitation from top EU officials Charles Michel and Ursula von der Layen for the December 15 Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit in Brussels.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a meeting earlier today wherein a ‘clear vision of Georgia’s eventual integration to NATO’ was discussed. Garibashvili stated that time has come to advance the country’s integration and ‘make concrete political decisions.’
The Georgian Government’s delegation to this week’s NATO Summit expects “assessment and recognition” of “all the progress” made by the country over the years, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Monday.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said the alliance would adopt new packages of support for Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Moldova at its Summit that is set to launch on Tuesday in Madrid.
The Georgian Government’s delegation, led by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, on Tuesday departed for Madrid to take part in the NATO Summit that is set to launch today, the Government Administration said.
Georgia’s main focus remains on reforms to move the country towards NATO membership, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.