“We will accept Georgia in NATO, but we don’t know when” - Secretary General Stoltenberg
During the NATO parliamentary assembly, a discussion emerged about the admission of new members to the North Atlantic military bloc. Among other things, we were talking about the Georgian version.
During the assembly, the representative of the Slovenian delegation asked the Secretary General of NATO whether the situation with the admission of Georgia to the military bloc is permitted, and if so, when will Georgia be admitted to NATO?
Stoltenberg began by noting the completion of NATO’s accession of Macedonia (recently this former republic of Yugoslavia changed its name to Northern Macedonia because of Greece’s position). Turning to the topic of Georgia, Stoltenberg was never able to move on to the specifics.
The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance announced that Georgia "will become a member of NATO, but this entry has not been agreed upon in time."
Jens Stoltenberg:
Meanwhile, NATO noted that Georgia itself could be a problem for NATO and the alliance’s rules. Georgia’s admission to NATO will either result in Tbilisi having to finally and officially abandon its claims on Abkhazia and South Ossetia, or in provocation, during which NATO will try to drag one of its members into an armed conflict.
Georgian troops during exercises
During the assembly, the representative of the Slovenian delegation asked the Secretary General of NATO whether the situation with the admission of Georgia to the military bloc is permitted, and if so, when will Georgia be admitted to NATO?
Stoltenberg began by noting the completion of NATO’s accession of Macedonia (recently this former republic of Yugoslavia changed its name to Northern Macedonia because of Greece’s position). Turning to the topic of Georgia, Stoltenberg was never able to move on to the specifics.
The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance announced that Georgia "will become a member of NATO, but this entry has not been agreed upon in time."
Jens Stoltenberg:
We are supporting Georgia in terms of modernizing its defense capabilities. We clearly state at all meetings that Georgia will become a member of NATO. But we do not yet know when this will happen. We do not have a time frame for Georgia in this regard. Answering a question, I say that we are now working with Georgia. We now have more representatives in Georgia than ever before.
Meanwhile, NATO noted that Georgia itself could be a problem for NATO and the alliance’s rules. Georgia’s admission to NATO will either result in Tbilisi having to finally and officially abandon its claims on Abkhazia and South Ossetia, or in provocation, during which NATO will try to drag one of its members into an armed conflict.
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