Georgian parliamentary delegation participating in NATO PA annual session in Copenhagen
“Our main task is to clearly show the NATO allies the urgent need for Georgia's integration into NATO, the need to speed up the political decision in this direction [...] Georgia meets all the criteria for joining the Alliance, it has been ready to join NATO for a long time", the Parliament official noted. Photo via Parliament of Georgia
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The Georgian parliamentary delegation, led by Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Defence and Security Committee, is participating in the 69th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Copenhagen.
The Session, held from Saturday to Monday, will discuss global security, including the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and its impact on the security of the Euro-Atlantic space. Alliance’s open door policy will also be the topic of discussion among other important issues, the Parliament press office said.
Beraia highlighted the importance of participating in “an important parliamentary platform” and noted the NATO PA always expressed its “unwavering” support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as for Euro-Atlantic and European integration, further reinforcement of the country’s security, defence capabilities and resilience.
Our partners understand well the invaluable role of Georgia in the security of the Euro-Atlantic space, recognise the impressive progress achieved by Georgia in the process of compatibility [with Alliance] and Euro-Atlantic integration as a whole, and note that Georgia's place is in NATO", Beraia stressed.
“Our main task is to clearly show the NATO allies the urgent need for Georgia's integration into NATO, the need to speed up the political decision in this direction [...] Georgia meets all the criteria for joining the Alliance, it has been ready to join NATO for a long time", the Parliament official noted.
He emphasised the delegation would discuss the security challenges in Georgia, the consequences of the Russian occupation and “the need to increase pressure” on the occupying state.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Tuesday expressed hope that the next decade would bring the “much-dreamt” European Union and NATO umbrella above the Georgian sky.
Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO Secretary General, on Friday said the importance of strengthening the partnership with Georgia would be addressed at the upcoming Summit in Vilnius, with Ukraine being “at the top of the agenda” as “there is a full-fledged war taking place” in the country.
Archil Talakvadze, the Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, on Wednesday said the ongoing NATO Summit in Vilnius had “confirmed” the country was “on the right track” and would “definitely receive” an invitation for membership “in the future”.
Victor Dolidze, the head of the Georgian mission to NATO, on Monday said the country’s “ultimate goal” was full membership in the alliance, and noted “it probably matters less by which mechanism it will be ultimately determined - with or without the membership action plan”.
Victor Dolidze, the Head of the Georgian Mission to NATO, on Saturday stressed the importance of gaining the support of “friends and colleagues” in the Alliance “as much as possible” amid Russia’s “increased pressure” on the occupied territories of Georgia.
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly on Monday adopted three declarations of support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia as well as the necessity of a “quick” implementation of the bloc’s tailored support package for the country.
Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Tuesday said it was "important" for the international community and the country’s Western partners to condemn Russia’s reported plans to establish a naval military base in the city of Ochamchire in Georgia’s occupied region of Abkhazia.