Rasmussen expects a new energy to co-op from Georgia's new government
By Jamila Babayeva
Georgia's ambitious reform agenda has an ambitious goal - integration into the Euro-Atlantic family, where Georgia naturally belongs, said NATO Secretary General Andres Fogh Rasmussen.
"I am confident that the new government will bring a new energy and a new momentum to our cooperation," Rasmussen said at a meeting of foreign ministers of NATO member countries, held on December 4. "And we stand firm by our decisions at the Bucharest Summit and will continue to support the Georgian people in fulfilling their aspiration for NATO membership."
In recent years Georgia has made a great contribution to the security issue and is one of the main contributor countries in the Afghan mission, the Secretary General said.
"Georgian soldiers are serving their country and protecting our shared values in Afghanistan, side by side with Allied troops. And Georgia has offered to contribute to the NATO Response Force in order to keep our troops connected for the future," he said.
Georgian Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze has confirmed Georgia's intention to participate in new NATO mission in Afghanistan.
"Georgia is ready to send military instructors and doctors to Afghanistan as part of the NATO's new mission," she said.