FM: PM’s visit to Brussels “once again” highlighted Georgia as “important, valuable” NATO partner in region
Darchiashvili emphasised the recent meeting between Garibashvili and Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO Secretary General, which had focused on the “main cooperation” issues in NATO-Georgia bilateral relations, reviewing practical cooperation, as well as the current dynamics between the alliance and the country. Photo via Foreign Ministry
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Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Tuesday assessed Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s visit to Brussels, saying at the official meetings, Georgia had been “once again” highlighted as an “important and valuable” partner of NATO in the region.
The cooperation and partnership [with NATO] provide concrete tangible results for strengthening security in the region, and it will be continued in the future too”, the FM noted.
Darchiashvili emphasised the recent meeting between Garibashvili and Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO Secretary General, which had focused on the “main cooperation” issues in NATO-Georgia bilateral relations, reviewing practical cooperation, as well as the current dynamics between the alliance and the country, the Foreign Ministry said.
Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, on Tuesday, by addressing the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, said the European Union would stand by him “every step of the way”.
The dynamics of Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration, as well as the heavy agenda of bilateral cooperation between the country and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, was discussed on Tuesday by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO Secretary General.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday expressed his Government’s “readiness” to further deepen political dialogue and practical cooperation with NATO "in all dimensions".
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Tuesday praised Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s “very important” meeting with Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, where the Georgian Government’s “special efforts” in the fulfilment of the EU recommendations “as promptly as possible” had been highlighted.
Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, Georgia's Representative to the European Union, on Tuesday said Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, had confirmed support for the country on its path of European integration, and for associated reforms, in his meeting with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said efforts made by the Government for ensuring the country’s European integration were “visible and everyone knows this well”.
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.