Sunday, August 3, 2025

NATO countries agree to ‘intensify cooperation’ with Georgia

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“We’re bolstering our efforts on NATO’s southern flank,” U.S. President Barack Obama said.

TBILISI, DFWatch–At the Warsaw summit last weekend, NATO agreed to strengthen its cooperation with Georgia to bolster its defense capabilities.

In a joint statement signed by foreign ministers of member countries as well as Georgia, the countries write that

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U.S. to strengthen its military cooperation with Georgia

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuch Hagel. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The United States is strengthening its military cooperation with Georgia and several non NATO-member states on the background of events in Ukraine.

US is a strategic partner of Georgia and supports its North-Atlantic integration, US Secretary

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NATO plans to hold more military exercises in Georgia

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–NATO is ramping up its defense of Eastern Europe with a new expeditionary force that will be able to “travel light but strike hard if needed”.

Also planned are five new bases in the Baltic states, Poland and Romania, according to Frankfurter Allgemeine

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NATO envoy to Georgia: Courts must act independently

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NATO envoy James Appathurai (left) and Georgia’s Defense Minister Irakli Alasania. (Photo published by the Defense Ministry.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–NATO envoy James Appathurai says the justice system shouldn’t be politically motivated and trials must be conducted independently, without political interference.

Appathurai, who is on a visit to Georgia, on Wednesday met with Defense

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Georgian soldiers in NATO-Ukraine military exercise

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Ukrainian soldiers in the joint NATO exercise Saber Guardian, which was launched Friday in Bulgaria. (Photo by Brooks Fletcher/US Army.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian soldiers are participating in a two-week joint NATO-Ukraine military exercise in eastern Bulgaria, 400 km from Crimea.

The exercise, which started Friday. is called Saber Guardian and has been planned for about a year.

It involves 700

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