North Atlantic Council visits Georgia to confirm NATO’s enduring support

NATO's North Atlantic Council (NAC) visited Georgia on 7-8 September 2016, aiming to reconfirm the importance of its partnership with the country.

During the meetings which were held, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Georgia had moved closer to membership, in what was seen as a show of support for Georgian NATO accession despite fierce Russian opposition.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Georgia’s NATO, EU, and Russia Challenge http://www.europeansources.info/record/georgias-nato-eu-and-russia-challenge/

EurActiv, 08.09.16: Stoltenberg: Georgia moving closer to NATO membership http://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/stoltenberg-gerogia-moving-closer-to-nato-membership/

NATO: Speech, 07.09.16: Joint press point with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Kvirikashvili http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_134713.htm

NATO: Speech, 07.09.16: Speech by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to student audience, National Parliamentary Library Tbilisi, Georgia http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_134791.htm

Deutsche Welle, 07.09.16: Ex-Soviet Georgia still has a long wait to join NATO http://dw.com/p/1JxIa

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