NATO MISSION TO ASSESS IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS OF COOPERATION OF GEORGIA WITH ALLIANCE
Arminfo
2007-02-20 15:32:00
The assessment mission of NATO International Headquarters will
visit Georgia on February 19-23, it will consider implementation of
obligations undertaken by Georgia in the framework of the Plan of
Individual Cooperation with NATO (IPAP) and the Individual Dialogue
(ID).
"Results of work of the assessment mission will be known in March"
, deputy Defence Minister of Georgia David Kutelia stated to BLACK
SEA PRESS.
He drew attention to the fact that at the meetings in the first
half of the current year in NATO framework Georgia’s achievements
in integration to the alliance, namely in such spheres as economy,
conflicts settlement, reforms in the defence system would be discussed.
State Minister of Georgia of issues of European and EuroAtlantic
integration Georgi Baramidze stated to BLACK SEA PRESS before that the
term of the country’s transition to the Plan on Entering NATO (MAP)
depended on how NATO mission would assess a process of implementation
of IPAP and ID by Georgia.
"We are ready for the visit of the assessment mission. We shall make
efforts to achieve passing of the Plan of Activities aimed at entering
the alliance by Georgia (MAP) at the end of 2007 or in spring 20008
at the NATO Summit.
As RIA Novosti was informed in the press-service of the Defence
Ministry of Georgia, the NATO delegation was headed by head of the
Department of International Service, Defence Policy and Planning of
the alliance Frank Boland.
Meetings in the Foreign Ministry, the Defence Ministry, the General
Staff, the parliament and the government are planned to be held during
the visit.