NATO encourages Georgia to continue reforms
The President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, visited NATO Headquarters and met the Secretary General on 25 March. During the meeting, Secretary General Rasmussen stressed that NATO continues to support Georgia in its Euro-Atlantic aspirations, and Georgia's territorial integrity.
“We have the right tools to prepare Georgia for membership, including the NATO-Georgia Commission and the Annual National Programme. It is important that Georgia continue to make good use of these tools”, the Secretary General said.
The Secretary General also thanked Georgia for the valuable contributions to NATO’s ISAF mission in Afghanistan.
Finally, he said that NATO’s support for Georgia remains based on the country’s democratic and reform credentials and encouraged Georgia to continue with the process of democratic reform.