NATO Sec-Gen: Georgia to participate in extraordinary meeting of defence ministers
Stoltenberg said the ministers were invited to discuss “a number of concrete measures to reinforce Allies security for the longer-term.” Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze will take part in an extraordinary meeting of NATO defence ministers on Wednesday, the alliance's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed earlier today.
Burchuladze is set to participate in the meeting along with his counterparts from Ukraine, Sweden, Finland and European Union member states.
Stoltenberg said the ministers were invited to discuss “a number of concrete measures to reinforce Allies security for the longer-term,” highlighting NATO’s efforts to protect its partners.
Burchuladze held high-level meetings with foreign partners and delivered a speech at a meeting of NATO ministers in Brussels on February 17, reaffirming solidarity with Ukraine and pointing out the country’s common security challenges with Georgia.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze will take part in an extraordinary meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence on Wednesday in Brussels, the press office of the alliance announced on Monday.
United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin sat down with Minister of Defence of Georgia Juansher Burchuladze in one of the few meetings the American official held at the NATO ministerial in Brussels on Thursday, with the discussion covering questions of strategic cooperation between the partnering countries.
NATO’s “enhanced involvement” in the Black Sea region amid growing security challenges, and reforms being undertaken in Georgia's defence sector were on the agenda as Georgian defence minister Juansher Burchuladze met NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels earlier today.
Georgian defence minister Juansher Burchuladze met with Head of NATO Military Committee Admiral Rob Bauer on Wednesday and discussed the military cooperation between Georgia and the alliance.
Georgia needs to strengthen its self-defence capacity while NATO should consider enhancing its cooperation with the country amid “elevated risks”, Viktor Dolidze, the Head of the Georgian Mission to NATO, said on Tuesday.
The issue of Georgia has never been so relevant in NATO, the Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze said on Wednesday.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called on the allies of the alliance to “step up” in their support for Georgia following an extraordinary meeting of NATO defence ministers on Wednesday.
Stoltenberg said the ongoing war in Ukraine also put the nearby non-NATO member states, including Georgia, at risk.
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.
The Defence Ministry is working to ensure Georgia receives “enhanced practical support” at the upcoming NATO Summit in Madrid, Minister Juansher Burchuladze said on Thursday.