Georgia’s NATO membership mulled in Washington
By Jamila Babayeva
Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania met with Vice President of the United States Joseph Biden during Atlantic Council's Meet and Greet in Washington.
Alasania expressed his gratitude to Biden for active support to Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty, as well as aspiration to NATO membership. He once again underlined the importance of the U.S.-Georgia strategic partnership, the ministry's press service reported.
Alasania highlighted the importance of the unity of the U.S. and EU combined actions for stabilizing the existing situation and overcoming challenges in the region.
Georgia's NATO membership was one of the main topics of the discussion at the meeting. The Georgian side once more emphasized the necessity of granting MAP to Georgia and U.S. active support in this respect.
Georgia is actively preparing for the NATO London summit on September 4-5, 2014 and intends to get a NATO Membership Action Plan.
The sides talked over the U.S.-Georgia bilateral cooperation issues as well. Biden underlined the essential progress Georgia has achieved in defense reforming process. He also thanked the Georgian side for the contribution to NATO-led ISAF mission.
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