NATO Sec Gen: alliance will continue to support its partners facing pressure from Russia, including Georgia

“Allies have agreed to do more, especially in the light of Russia’s brutal attack on Ukraine. It highlights the importance of proactively working with a country like Georgia”, Stoltenberg added. Photo:nato.int.

Agenda.ge, 05 Apr 2023 - 19:49, Tbilisi,Georgia

Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO Secretary General, on Wednesday said the alliance would continue to support its partners facing pressure from Russia, including Georgia, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In a press conference following the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers, Stoltenberg noted the alliance had agreed to start work on developing a strategic multi-year assistance programme for Ukraine, which would be “a clear demonstration” that the support would continue for the “long haul".

The global consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine were also discussed by the ministers, the Secretary General emphasised, stressing “this war [Russia-Ukraine war] is not only an attack on Ukraine, but on the international rules-based order that preserves peace and stability”.