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Jens Stoltenberg: NATO reiterated call on Russia to withdraw its forces from Georgia

05 February 2015 15:12 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Rufat Ahmadzada – APA. “NATO Ministers reiterated their call on Russia to reverse its recognition of the South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions of Georgia as independent states and to withdraw its forces from Georgia.”

APA reports quoting the official website of NATO that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said it at the press conference following the meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission.

Stoltenberg said NATO-Georgia relations are very strong, and they are deepening. "NATO is committed to help Georgia make its defense more modern, and thereby enable Georgia to move closer to NATO membership."

NATO is to set up a joint training center in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. Troops from NATO, Georgia and other NATO-partner nations would train and exercise at the center.

Allied Ministers reaffirmed their strong support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia within its internationally recognised borders.

NATO's bolstering of its forces in eastern member states is a response to a "pattern" of Russian behavior that's seen it violate the territorial integrity of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, he said.