Georgian Minister to feature in South-Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial
Burchuladze will hold meetings with foreign colleagues and discuss defence ties with his Turkish and Romanian counterparts Yaşar Güler and Angel Tîlvăr on the sidelines of the event. Photo: Ministry of Defence
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Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze will this week feature in the South-Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial in Ankara, with the event looking to consolidate cooperation between the countries of the region and promote integration of its countries into Euro-Atlantic structures.
The Georgian Ministry said defence ministers of NATO member and partner countries would discuss regional security and cooperation and sign a joint statement at the Ministerial, scheduled to run between Tuesday and Thursday.
Burchuladze will hold meetings with foreign colleagues and discuss defence ties with his Turkish and Romanian counterparts Yaşar Güler and Angel Tîlvăr on the sidelines of the event.
Georgia became a full member of the Ministerial in 2015 and hosted the event in 2017.
“Successful strategic cooperation” between Georgia and Türkiye in the defence sector was discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze and his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar.
Security challenges of the Black Sea region and the importance of developing partnership between the countries of the region were discussed on Friday in a meeting between Georgian defence minister Juansher Burchuladze and his Romanian counterpart Angel Tîlvăr.
Georgian defence minister Juansher Burchuladze on Thursday featured in the South-Eastern Defence Ministerial in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia that discussed regional security issues, Russia’s occupation of parts of Ukraine and Georgia, and cooperation between member states.
Georgia has been granted the right to host the South Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial (SEDM) in 2017, the country’s Defence Ministry announced.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Thursday discussed strategic partnership and future cooperation with his Romanian counterpart Angel Tîlvăr in a meeting held as part of the South-Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial in Ankara.