NATO adopts declaration on supporting Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations, territorial integrity
The declaration also said the Assembly condemned Russia's reported plans to establish a naval military base in the city of Ochamchire in Georgia’s occupied region of Abkhazia, which it said posed a threat of future destabilisation in the Black Sea region. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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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.
At its 69th Annual Session in Copenhagen, the alliance approved the document highlighting Russia’s “unjustified, unprovoked, illegal and brutal war of aggression against Ukraine, as well as the continued illegal occupation of the Abkhazia and South Ossetia/Tskhinvali regions of Georgia”.
It also stressed Russia was demonstrating a “significant and direct threat” to the security of the alliance and to the peace and stability of the Euro-Atlantic region.
The declaration also said the Assembly condemned Russia's reported plans to establish a naval military base in the city of Ochamchire in Georgia’s occupied region of Abkhazia, which it said posed a threat of future destabilisation in the Black Sea region.
It also said the bloc supported “rapid implementation” of the aid package created for Georgia's needs, while continuing “active support” for the country’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations and its steps towards NATO membership.
The resolution also “reaffirms its steadfast support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia and Moldova and the Euro-Atlantic integration of Georgia and Bosnia-Herzegovina”.
It directs NATO members to “make full use” of the alliance’s support tools for “at-risk partners” Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Moldova to “strengthen their resilience, enhance security and continue reforms” and continue to support the Euro-Atlantic integration of Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The document also calls on NATO member governments and parliaments of alliance member countries to continue “developing and strengthening existing cooperation” with the three aspirant states.
It also said member states work with the aspirant countries to “build their integrity and resilience, develop their defence capabilities, uphold their political independence, and underwrite the tailored support measures” endorsed at the NATO Madrid Summit in 2022.