Georgia acting as NATO ally “in many ways” - PM to alliance official
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday hosted Irene Fellin, the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for Women. Photo: Government press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday told Irene Fellin, the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security, the country was acting as an ally for the bloc “in many ways”.
The Government Administration cited the PM as saying Georgia was “one of the most reliable and capable partners” for the alliance and pointing to its “serious contribution” to international peace and security through involvement in NATO-led missions over the years.
In their meeting in Tbilisi, Garibashvili praised the alliance’s Madrid Summit decision last year that approved a set of “tailored support” measures for the country to further enhance its defence capabilities.
The Georgian PM hosted the NATO official at his office. Video: Government press office.
Reviewing the existing security environment in the South Caucasus region and the wider world, the two officials highlighted Georgia’s role in strengthening Black Sea security.
In other topics, the head of the Georgian Government briefed the NATO official about the second National Strategy for the protection of human rights, approved by the Government last year and covering the years between 2022-2030.
Garibashvili stressed the strategy had made a “significant focus” on gender equality and envisaged “continuous improvements” of equality and enforcement of anti-discrimination laws.
He also said the 2022-2024 National Action Plan for the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security, and the 2022-2024 Action Plan for Combating Violence Against Women, Domestic Violence and Protection of Victims included “specific actions to further promote gender equality in a number of areas”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Monday his Government had approved the National Strategy for Human Rights Protection for the years 2022-2030 following discussions with both international partners and domestic non-governmental organisations.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry on Thursday welcomed the approval of a set of “tailored support” measures for the country by the NATO Summit, with the support involving “concrete steps” to further enhance the country's defence capabilities and achieve NATO’s more effective engagement in this process.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday hailed the “outstanding contribution” by the country’s troops in international missions, as the Week of Injured Servicemembers launched at the Maro Makashvili Military Servicemember Rehabilitation Centre north of capital Tbilisi.
One hundred Georgian soldiers from the third infantry brigade have already left Afghanistan and returned to Georgia as the US and NATO have begun withdrawing their troops from the country after two decades of war.
Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday told Imedi TV the country’s authorities would work to prevent the country from being “dragged into the war” between Ukraine and Russia “no matter what”.
The importance of the existing strategic partnership between Georgia and the United States and strengthening their cooperation in “various fields” were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Louis Bono, the US Senior Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations.
The strategic partnership between Georgia and the United States in defence and security and the importance of strengthening it were discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Defence and Security Committee in the Georgian Parliament, and Joseph Bilbo, the US Defence Attaché in Georgia.