NATO must “step up” individual support for Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sec Gen
Stoltenberg expressed hope NATO allies would agree to intensify individual support for partners he described as being at risk from Russian pressure following its invasion of Ukraine last month. Photo: Reuters
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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.
Stoltenberg expressed hope NATO allies would agree to intensify individual support for partners he described as being at risk from Russian pressure following its invasion of Ukraine last month.
In cooperation with the EU, we must help them to uphold their sovereignty and the right to make independent decisions,” the NATO Secretary General said.
Global security challenges and the security situation in the Black Sea region in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine were discussed on Wednesday during a meeting between Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze and NATO Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Security David Cattler.
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.
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.
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.
NATO-Georgia cooperation, the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine and the consequent deterioration of the security situation in the Eastern European region were discussed on Thursday during a meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and NATO Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Security David Cattler.
Georgia as a partner is important for NATO, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told a briefing on Tuesday ahead of a meeting of foreign ministers of NATO member and allied states in Brussels.
The United States House Foreign Affairs Committee has approved an act in support of Georgia’s territorial integrity and security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia said on Wednesday.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said "stepping up" support for the Alliance partners “under Russian pressure,” including Georgia, would be discussed at the meeting of Foreign Ministers on April 6 and 7.
It is important to step up cooperation with NATO partner countries, including Georgia, the Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said on Thursday ahead of the NATO ministers meeting.
Canada supports Georgia and has “always supported” NATO's open door policy to aspiring member states, Mélanie Joly, the Canadian Foreign Minister, said on Thursday ahead of the NATO Foreign Ministerial in Brussels.
NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General James Appathurai will address the Committee on Defence and Security of the Parliament of Georgia on Wednesday.
NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges James Appathurai, who is on a visit to Georgia, said on Wednesday he was “actively involved” in assisting Georgia in developing cybersecurity.
NATO wants to see the continuation of reforms in Georgia, a less polarised political environment, and to see the Government and the opposition "work together", the alliance's Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges James Appathurai said on Wednesday following an address to the Georgian Parliament.
Georgia has “all practical tools” to join NATO and has “never been so close” to the alliance, Irakli Beraia, the Chairman of the Committee on Defence and Security of the Parliament of Georgia, said on Wednesday.
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.
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.