Parliament Speaker highlights interrelated progress between EU, NATO, despite them being separate organisations
In his comments after meeting with Javier Colomina, the Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia of the NATO Secretary General, Papuashvili noted the visiting official had congratulated Georgia on its progress on the EU path. Photo via Parliament of Georgia
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Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Tuesday said the country’s progress attained in the European Union by receiving the EU membership candidate status implied advancement in NATO as well, as interconnected to each other, despite them being two separate organisations.
In his comments after meeting with Javier Colomina, the Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia of the NATO Secretary General, Papuashvili noted the visiting official had congratulated Georgia on its progress on the EU path.
Fruitful exchange with @JavierColominaP, #NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus & Central Asia. NATO-Georgia bilateral relations are positively developing. ???????? remains firm in its commitment towards #NATO & #EU membership. We hope that #NATO support… pic.twitter.com/oLP44jgX4n
— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) December 19, 2023
The last NATO-Georgia Commission meeting in Brussels earlier in December was positively evaluated at today’s meeting, he stressed.
Georgia’s plans to implement the nine steps, outlined by the European Commission for opening EU accession negotiations with the country, were also discussed by Papuashvili and Colomina. The conversation also touched on the 2024 parliamentary elections.
The visiting NATO official has also met Georgian Prime Irakli Garibashvili, President Salome Zourabichvili and Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze, and is set to meet with Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili.