Parliament Official: Georgia supports European security principles, stands alongside partners in ensuring intl peace, stability
He also expressed his willingness to cooperate with the EU to implement the strategic priorities, including the EU-NATO dialogue, with the participation of the Permanent Structured Cooperation [part of the European Union's security and defence policy]. Photo via Parliament press office
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Georgia has been supporting the principles of security in Europe and standing with its partners in ensuring international peace and stability, Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Defence and Security Committee in the Georgian Parliament, said on Saturday in his address at the Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union.
Beraia noted the country was also a “major” contributor to the EU crisis management operations and stressed the common values [of Georgia and the EU] would “further enhance” the existing close partnership in the field of security, the Parliament press office said.
He also expressed his willingness to cooperate with the EU to implement the strategic priorities, including the EU-NATO dialogue, with the participation of the Permanent Structured Cooperation [part of the European Union's security and defence policy].
The “important role” of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia [the only foreign mission in the country observing activities adjacent to the Russian-occupied regions] in “maintaining peace and stability” along the occupation line was also highlighted by the Georgian official, stressing the country “fully” shared the “spirit” of Common Security and Defence Policy missions to adapt to “new threats”.
I would like to emphasise the need of constant and growing pressure on Russia to allow the EUMM in the occupied regions without delay and to fulfil the six-point terms of the EU-mediated 2008 ceasefire agreement”, Beraia said.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Head of the European Integration Committee in the Georgian Parliament, on Friday said Russia’s policy in Ukraine was a continuation of the one used in Georgia, stressing this should not be forgotten in order to “cope with” the aggression threatening European security, the Parliament press office said.
A Georgian delegation participated in the Inter-Parliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union for the first time this week.
The European Union Monitoring Mission, the only foreign mission in Georgia observing activities adjacent to the Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia), celebrated the 14th anniversary of its presence in the country on Thursday.
The Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Wednesday hosted the fifth high-level Strategic Security Dialogue between Georgia and the European Union, reflecting the “strong level” of commitment by both parties to take the cooperation forward, including foreign and security policy, in accordance with the EU-Georgia Association Agreement.
The European Union is the only way to develop Georgia and preserve its identity, Beka Davituliani, an MP of the ruling party said on Tuesday at the Parliament's plenary session.
Regional security matters, the ongoing war in Ukraine and its consequences for Georgia, and the situation in the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Defence and Security Committee, and Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, the Chair of the Defence Committee of the German Bundestag.
Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration was discussed on Monday in a meeting between Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Defence and Security Committee of the Georgian Parliament, and Alexander Vinnikov, the Head of the NATO Liaison Office in Georgia.