Tbilisi expects NATO's adequate assessment
By Jamila Babayeva
NATO Secretary General agrees that Georgia's progress must be adequately assessed.
Georgian Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze made the remarks after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the NATO headquarters.
"At a meeting with Rasmussen, I stressed that Georgia expects an adequate assessment of its progress," Panjikidze said. "I have informed Rasmussen that every step towards integration with the alliance is of great importance for us."
She stressed that Rasmussen agrees with this position and admits that Georgia has achieved a lot during this period.
"Rasmussen congratulated us on the successful election of local self-government bodies and the forthcoming signing of an agreement with the EU," Panjikidze said. "At present, Georgia's progress must be also adequately assessed by NATO member-states."
Rasmussen, however, did not make any comments.
Earlier NATO Parliamentary Assembly urged all the alliance's member countries to offer Georgia a MAP at the Wales summit, as a sign of recognition of success of the country's integration into NATO and its contribution to international security.
Georgia is actively preparing for the NATO Wales summit on September 4-5, 2014 and intends to get a NATO Membership Action Plan.