NATO Sec Gen vows “close” cooperation with Georgia
In his remarks ahead of the start of the Munich Security Conference, Stoltenberg noted NATO’s message to the Georgian people was that the war in Ukraine was part of a “pattern” heralded by Russia’s invasion of Georgia in 2008. Photo: NATO
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday said the alliance would continue to “work closely” with partners like Georgia in what he called a “part of the message” of the bloc as the Russian invasion of Ukraine neared its first anniversary.
In his remarks ahead of the start of the Munich Security Conference, Stoltenberg noted NATO’s message to the Georgian people was that the war in Ukraine was part of a “pattern” heralded by Russia’s invasion of Georgia in 2008.
The message to the people of Georgia is that the war in Ukraine is part of the pattern that actually started with the invasion of Georgia. Then we have seen a brutal war in Syria. Then we saw an illegal annexation of Crimea. And then we saw a full-fledged invasion of Ukraine”, the bloc’s leader said.
“We’ll continue to work closely with the partners like Georgia and that’s part of the message now, one year after the war”, he concluded in his comments.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said the alliance’s allied states had agreed to “step up partnership” with partners like Georgia.
The presence of the Russian occupation forces in the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) was on the agenda of meetings involving NATO ministers of defence with their Georgian and Ukrainian counterparts in Brussels today, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in comments about the ministerial.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Thursday held a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the framework of a NATO ministerial in Brussels, NATO said.
The European integration of Georgia, ongoing war in Ukraine and security environment in the Black Sea region were discussed on Monday in a meeting between the Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili and the American senators Jeanne Shaheen and Dick Durbin.
The existing strategic partnership between Georgia and the United States, the former’s progress on the path of European integration and the security situation in the Black Sea region were discussed on Monday in a meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the American senators Jeanne Shaheen and Dick Durbin.
Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Defence and Security Committee in the Georgian Parliament, on Thursday said Georgia's Euro-Atlantic integration was not only in the interests of the country, but also of the “Euro-Atlantic space as a whole”.
Vehicles equipped with special hardware for “quick and effective” response capabilities were donated by NATO to the Georgian Defence Forces on Wednesday, the Georgian Ministry of Defence revealed.
NATO remains “committed” to supporting eventual membership of Georgia and Ukraine in the alliance, the latest annual report of the bloc’s Secretary General said on Tuesday.
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said NATO allies were providing support to Georgia and “working closely” with their Georgian partners.