Sunday, August 17, 2025

'Georgia should have a U.S. military base before it gets into NATO'

Davit Usupashvili (IPN)
Davit Usupashvili (IPN)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Republican Party wants to have a U.S. military base in Georgia before the country becomes a full member of NATO.

This was one of the statements made by Republican Party members during a debate on Rustavi 2 Tuesday evening,

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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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NATO's Secretary General to visit Georgia in August

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Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili (left) with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg i May. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Georgia this August, according to the Defense Ministry.

The visit was agreed during a meeting Wednesday between Georgia’s Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli and Deputy Secretary General of the alliance

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