Ambassador Dolidze meets with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg
By Anastasia Sokhadze
Friday, September 4
At a meeting on September 3rd, the Ambassador of Georgia thanked the Secretary-General for the strong support of Georgia's Euro-Atlantic integration process and the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The Ambassador of Georgia reviewed the ongoing democratic reforms in the country, preparations for the parliamentary elections, practical aspects of Georgia's membership in NATO, cooperation in the field of Black Sea security, and the possibility of official visits in the near future.
Victor Dolidze handed over to the NATO Secretary-General the letter of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Davit Zalkaliani, in which the Georgian side officially expressed its desire to be involved in the NATO 2030 process aimed at strengthening the Alliance.
According to the Ministry of foreign affairs of Georgia, in turn, the NATO Secretary-General thanked the Georgian side for its significant contribution to NATO missions and operations. Jens Stoltenberg noted that Georgia is an outstanding partner country of the Alliance, with which intensive political and practical cooperation is underway, and pledged further support to Georgia on its path to NATO integration.
He also spoke about the importance of the NATO 2030 process and plans.
General Ben Hodges, the former Commander-in-Chief of the US Armed Forces in Europe, also spoke up about Georgia and NATO.
“Georgia should be a Member of NATO now. Black Sea should be the top regional priority for NATO now. The Kremlin uses the Black Sea and its illegally annexed Crimean bases as the 'launching pad' for its malign efforts in Syria (which put 4 million refugees into TUR/Europe) and Libya,” said Hodges.
Hodges made this statement on Twitter, saying that Georgia has to become a part of NATO.
