Georgia among NATO priorities, “important” to alliance - ruling party MP
Irakli Beraia, the head of the Georgian parliament’s defence and security committee, said on Monday that the recent NATO parliamentary assembly session was “very supportive” to Georgia. Photo: Irakli Beraia’s Twitter page
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Irakli Beraia, the head of the Georgian parliament’s defence and security committee from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday said his country remained among the priorities of NATO and was “important” to the alliance.
The legislator’s comment came on the heels of the recently completed NATO parliamentary assembly in Madrid and an adopted resolution during the event, which called on the alliance’s member states to “step up” support for Georgia and several other countries.
We have heard supportive statements from NATO top figures, including secretary general Jens Stoltenberg. The resolution adopted during the annual meeting reaffirmed the alliance’s firm support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and its Euro-Atlatic aspirations”, Beraia noted.
A second resolution adopted during the session called on alliance member states to ensure their support for Georgia in the implementation of the support package tailored for the country, approved during the previous NATO Madrid summit.
Excellent example of Georgian politicians, diplomats, staffers & journalists working together for ????????GEORGIA’s membership in @NATO. Thank You All ! #WEARENATO pic.twitter.com/0XcU9EIsar
— Irakli Beraia (@IrakliBeraiaMP) November 20, 2022
At the meetings on the sidelines of the annual event, everyone highlighted Georgia’s progress on its Euro-Atlantic path”, Beraia said, and stressed the session had ended with a “clear message” that “NATO’s open door policy is not subject to revisions”.
In contrast with the domestic opposition’s comments that “confusing messages” had been heard at the event towards Georgia, the MP said the session had been “very clear and supportive” for the country and its aspirations.
The assembly on Monday adopted the resolution urging member governments and parliaments of the alliance to “step up” support to “vulnerable partners” Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, and Moldova.
In the resolution entitled Fit for Purpose in the New Strategic Era, the assembly reaffirmed its “steadfast support” for the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine as well as Georgia and Moldova.
NATO must step up individual support for Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told a briefing ahead of a summit of alliance leaders on Tuesday.
NATO parliamentary assembly on Monday adopted the resolution urging member governments and parliaments of the alliance to “step up” support to “vulnerable partners” Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, and Moldova.
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said the alliance should “step up” cooperation with its partners in Moldova, Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and other countries.
Irakli Beraia, the head of the defence and security committee of the Georgian parliament on Sunday said Javier Colomina, the NATO secretary general's special representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, in his messages, had expressed support for Georgia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and Euro-Atlantic integration in a meeting held within the framework of the NATO parliamentary assembly in Madrid.
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg on Friday said Georgia was a “highly valued” partner of the alliance.
Irakli Beraia, the chair of the Georgian parliament’s defence and security committee, on Monday said the country had “never been so close” to NATO as today, in both political and practical terms.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said the alliance would “step up” its support for Ukraine and other partners “facing Russian pressure”, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Moldova.
The Black Sea region is of vital strategic importance for NATO and in this part, it has close partners such as Ukraine and Georgia, along with member state allies Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye, the United States secretary of state Antony Blinken said on Tuesday at a press conference.
Turkey’s support for Georgia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and Euro-Atlantic aspirations is “firm”, Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Defence and Security Committee in the Georgian Parliament said on Friday following meetings of Georgian lawmakers and their Turkish counterparts in Ankara.