Georgia expected to “get closer” to its main foreign policy goal - full integration into NATO at Vilnius Summit - Parliament official
In his comment to the local media, Beraia noted the country was expecting to have increased political and practical support from NATO, as well as to have the country’s achievements “properly reflected” in the final communiqué of the Summit. Photo via Parliament of Georgia
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Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Defence and Security Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Tuesday said at the ongoing NATO Summit in Vilnius, Georgia was supposed to “get closer” to its “main foreign policy goal” - full integration into the Alliance.
In his comment to the local media, Beraia noted the country was expecting to have increased political and practical support from NATO, as well as to have the country’s achievements “properly reflected” in the final communiqué of the Summit.
He also emphasised that “unfortunately” some groups in the country were “deliberately spreading disinformation” over the matter “to not only discredit but also damage the Euro-Atlantic integration process of Georgia”.
A Georgian delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili, is participating in a two-day NATO Summit in Lithuania’s capital city of Vilnius.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Tuesday said the country “faithfully continues its Euro-Atlantic integration path” in her tweet while commenting on the ongoing NATO Summit.
Archil Talakvadze, the Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, on Tuesday said the country was in “strategic readiness” to join NATO and the Government was working “together with our partners” to gain a “political decision that Georgia deserves”.
Grigol Giorgadze, the Georgian Deputy Defence Minister, on Tuesday told the Parliament the country’s new Defence Code had been developed with an “active engagement” of foreign partners, and said the document was expected to increase Georgia’s interoperability with NATO.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday said the country’s authorities would apply “as much effort as possible” to continue its progress towards NATO.
NATO Vilnius Summit Communiqué, issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council, on Tuesday reiterated their support to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia within its internationally recognised borders and “highly appreciated” Georgia’s substantial contributions to NATO operations.
The Georgian foreign office on Tuesday welcomed the “support” for Georgia as expressed in the final document of the NATO Vilnius Summit, “both in political and practical dimensions”.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Tuesday said the ongoing NATO Summit in Vilnius had “once again” emphasised that Georgia was enjoying a “strong support” from its partners in the bloc.
Relations between Georgia and Greece, the former's European integration, and security matters in the Black Sea region were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Greek counterpart Giorgos Gerapetritis.
Members of a Georgian Parliamentary delegation on Wednesday discussed the country’s security and strategic cooperation with the United States during meetings in the Senate of the State of Georgia.
Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration was discussed on Monday in a meeting between Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Defence and Security Committee of the Georgian Parliament, and Alexander Vinnikov, the Head of the NATO Liaison Office in Georgia.
Irakli Beraia, the Chairman of the Defence and Security Committee of the Georgian Parliament, and General Robert Brieger, the Chair of the European Union Military Committee, on Friday discussed partnership and existing security challenges in the South Caucasus region.