Georgian defence minister attends Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting in Brussels
Within the framework of his visit to Brussels, Burchuladze has already held a meeting with NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg and is set to meet admiral Rob Bauer, the chair of the NATO military committee to discuss the security challenges and questions of strengthening NATO-Georgia cooperation. Photo: Defence ministry
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Georgian defence minister Juansher Burchuladze on Wednesday attended a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group in Brussels, 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.
The meeting of the Rammstein format of NATO was organised by the US department of defence and it involved defence ministers and high-ranking military personnel from more than 50 Western-aligned nations.
Within the framework of his visit to Brussels, Burchuladze has already held a meeting with NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg and is set to meet admiral Rob Bauer, the chair of the NATO military committee to discuss the security challenges and questions of strengthening NATO-Georgia cooperation.
Georgian defence minister Juansher Burchuladze is featuring in a meeting of NATO ministers of defence in Brussels, the Georgian ministry said on Wednesday.
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.
Georgia’s main focus remains on reforms to move the country towards NATO membership, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.
Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, on Monday stressed that the Georgian authorities saw the guarantee of the country’s security under the NATO “umbrella”.
Security environment in the Black Sea region, Russia's military aggression in Ukraine and challenges facing Georgia were discussed on Thursday in Brussels in a meeting between the Georgian defence minister Juansher Burchuladze and admiral Rob Bauer, the chair of the NATO military committee.
Ukraine has had and will continue to enjoy support from Georgia “in all international platforms”, Kakha Kaladze, the secretary general of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Thursday in comments on the recent visit of the defence minister Juansher Burchuladze to Brussels for participation in the United States-organised Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting.
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.
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said NATO allies were providing support to Georgia and “working closely” with their Georgian partners.