NATO official says bloc discussed “tailored assistance” for Georgia
Javier Colomina, the NATO secretary general's special representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, has responded to the alliance’s foreign ministerial in Bucharest. Photo: Javier Colomina/twitter
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Javier Colomina, the NATO secretary general's special representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, on Wednesday said the ongoing meeting of the alliance’s foreign ministers in Bucharest had discussed “tailored assistance” for Georgia, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In his tweet, the official also said the “strategic importance” of the Black Sea region and the Balkans had also been discussed at the event.
A great #NATO Foreign Ministerial in #Bucharest. We have addressed ????????’s illegal war against ????????, strong support for #Ukraine as long as it takes, and, together with the Foreign Min. of ????????, ???????? & ????????, our tailored assistance & the strategic importance of the #BlackSea & the #Balkans pic.twitter.com/jRmui32TGV
— Javier Colomina (@JavierColominaP) November 30, 2022
In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, NATO foreign ministers reaffirmed their “firm” commitment to the 2008 Bucharest summit declaration and "all subsequent" decisions over the acceptance of Ukraine and Georgia to the alliance.
Jens Stoltenberg, the bloc’s secretary general, also said NATO was ready to step up its support for Georgia amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Victor Dolidze, the head of the Georgian mission to NATO, on Wednesday said it was “symbolic” the alliance’s ministerial in Bucharest this week “once again” stressed Georgia and Ukraine would “definitely” join the bloc, 14 years after the pledge was first made at a NATO summit in the city.
Romanian, Latvian and Slovenian foreign ministers pledged their support for Georgia’s NATO integration at the ongoing meeting of the alliance’s FMs in Bucharest on Tuesday.
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.
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.
Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday said NATO partners had “very clearly” stated their support for a progressive integration of Georgia into the alliance, adding the process would “definitely” continue.
Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Bosnian counterpart Bisera Turković discussed activating and deepening bilateral relations between Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, in “various” fields, including in terms of sharing mutual experiences on the path to EU integration.