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North Atlantic Council visits Georgia

At the invitation of the Georgian authorities, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) visited Georgia on 3 and 4 October 2019.

NATO meeting in Georgia

The Deputy Secretary General Ms. Rose Gottemoeller chaired a meeting of the NATO – Georgia Commission with Prime Minister of Georgia Mr. Giorgi Gakharia in Batumi. Deputy Permanent Representative Nick Pickard represented the United Kingdom during the visit.

The Deputy Secretary General and the NATO Permanent Representatives held meetings with Ms. Salome Zourabichvili, the President of Georgia; Mr. Vakhtang Gomelauri, the Minister of Internal Affairs; Mr Irakli Garibashvili, the Minister of Defence; as well as with the Mr. Archil Talakvadze, Chairman of the Parliament, and Georgian Parliamentarians. The NATO Ambassadors had a working lunch with Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani, met with civil society representatives, and visited two Georgian coast guard vessels.

The Deputy Secretary General delivered a speech to students at the Batumi State University.

More information of the NATO-Georgia Commission’s meeting is available here.

Published 9 October 2019