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PM: NATO-Georgia co-op aimed at ensuring peace in region

18 November 2016 08:50 (UTC +04:00)

Baku – APA. The cooperation between NATO and Georgia is aimed at ensuring the peace, said Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia.

The prime minister has addressed the participants of NATO-Georgia Joint Training and Evaluation Center (JTEC) multinational exercise, Newsday Georgia reported.

“Our goal is to increase the defense capabilities and training of Georgian army with NATO standards. Such efforts as held today enable us to make a greater contribution to the strengthening of the international security. Cooperation between NATO and Georgia is aimed at ensuring the peace, stability and development in the region. It should serve to the interests of all the parties involved" noted Kvirikashvili.

“I take great pride in seeing Georgians successfully pass all the stages to hold the exercise at such a high level. We are greatly honored for having a Georgian party lead the multinational brigade of the crisis management and response exercise. Once again, let me thank our strategic partners for such a great trust and recognition. By holding a multinational exercise in Georgia we get assured in the solid support of the Alliance towards our country within the scope of an effective implementation of the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package and manifestation of Euro-Atlantic aspirations" added the Georgian PM.

The Joint Exercise 2016 is held within the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package (SNGP). It will last through November 20, 2016. Participants are engaged from 11 alliance and 2 partner countries, including the following: Turkey, Latvia, Lithuania, Kingdom of Netherlands, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Kingdom of Belgium, Slovenia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America (alliance countries); Ukraine and Macedonia (partner countries).