NATO sec gen: Georgia “highly valued” partner
In his remarks at the pre-ministerial press conference, Stoltenberg noted “strong” political commitment to NATO’s highly valued partners – Georgia, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photo: NATO
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NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg on Friday said Georgia was a “highly valued” partner of the alliance.
In his remarks at the pre-ministerial press conference, Stoltenberg noted “strong” political commitment to NATO’s highly valued partners – Georgia, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Georgia is a highly valued partner. Georgia has seen Russian military aggression back in 2008. Still significant parts of Georgia are controlled by Russian-backed forces. So that just makes it even more important to work with Georgia, to strengthen our cooperation with them, to help them to strengthen their resilience, and to help Georgia to defend itself”, Stoltenberg said.
“And for Georgia, we could also increase our support by building on the substantial NATO-Georgia package and continue both our political and practical cooperation”, he concluded.
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.
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.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said working with the alliance’s “partner” Georgia has been “even more important” against the background of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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.
Mircea Geoană, the deputy secretary general of NATO, on Tuesday said if both the bloc on the one side, and Ukraine and Georgia on the other, were “ready” for their membership of the alliance, the countries would be “by our side”.
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.
In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, NATO foreign ministers reaffirmed their 2008 Bucharest Summit and "all subsequent" decisions on welcoming Georgia's and Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic aspirations.