Georgian defence minister features in NATO counterparts meeting

Georgian defence minister Juansher Burchuladze is featuring in a meeting of NATO ministers of defence in Brussels, the Georgian ministry said on Wednesday.

Burchuladze has already held a meeting with secretary general Jens Stoltenberg, and will also attend a meeting of the contact group of Ukraine in the Rammstein format organised by the US department of defence.

The meeting will focus on the current situation in Ukraine, the country's “needs and opportunities”, as well as future prospects and the opportunities of NATO member and non-member states to provide help to it.

Burchuladze will also meet admiral Rob Bauer, the chair of the NATO military committee, to review security challenges and questions of strengthening NATO-Georgia compatibility.

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— MOD Georgia (@ModGovGe) October 12, 2022