NATO Sec Gen welcomes Georgia’s humanitarian, financial aid to Ukraine amid ongoing war
“Any threats by Russia to annex Georgia’s occupied regions are unacceptable”, the NATO Sec Gen stressed. Photo via Government Administration
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Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO Secretary General, on Wednesday welcomed Georgia’s humanitarian and financial aid to Ukraine amid the ongoing war in the country, as well as hosting “thousands of Ukrainian refugees” in Georgia.
Speaking at the press briefing with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in Brussels, Stoltenberg highlighted Georgia as “a close NATO partner” and noted the Alliance “fully supported” the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, continuing to call on Russia to “reverse the recognition of Georgian territories as independent states”.
Any threats by Russia to annex Georgia’s occupied regions are unacceptable”, the NATO Sec Gen stressed.
NATO official said he had discussed the security situation in the Black Sea region at the meeting with Kobakhidze and emphasised Russia’s war against Ukraine posed “substantial risks” to the freedom of navigation in the region, while also impacting food security around the world.
Stoltenberg welcomed the efforts of “Allies [of the Alliance] working to demine the Black Sea, making it safer for navigation and commerce”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday highlighted NATO’s support for the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity at a press briefing in Brussels, as part of his first official foreign visit.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday said NATO had played a “significant role” in enhancing the country’s defence capabilities and increasing its interoperability with the alliance.
Viktor Dolidze, Georgia's Ambassador to NATO, on Wednesday said Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s first official visit to Brussels and meetings with NATO officials would add “another important impetus” to the country’s aspirations for full membership in the alliance.
Ilia Darchiashvili, the candidate for the position of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, on Wednesday said the Georgian Government would support Ukraine “now and in the future”.
Georgia’s progress in various areas, including crisis management, cyber security, military engineering and secure communications, was welcomed on Wednesday by Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO Secretary General, in his comments at the press briefing with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.
Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration and the NATO-Georgia relations agenda, as well as the steps taken towards the integration and concrete plans for future cooperation, were discussed on Wednesday by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO Secretary General.
Georgian Defence Minister Irakli Chikovani on Wednesday said the NATO-Georgia Commission meeting earlier during the day, as part of PM Irakli Kobakhidze’s visit to Brussels, had been “positive”.