Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili said on Wednesday that the presence of Georgian delegates at the NATO ministerial meeting in Bucharest is “symbolic” as “we have a chance to talk about the importance of Georgia’s foreign policy priorities.”

Darchiashvili noted that today Georgia received “very strong, and supportive” messages from its partners.

“We heard very strong, supportive messages from our partners, concerning Georgia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and the NATO Madrid summit decisions,” he went on.

The FM explained that the summit participants backed Georgia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and underscored the NATO Madrid Summit decision to approve a set of tailored support measures for Georgia, the implementation of which is “paramount.”

“In this context, our allies have expressed unequivocally that they support Georgia’s progressive integration into NATO, and this process will continue,” Darchiashvili noted.

NATO foreign ministers today ended two days of meetings in Bucharest. The Foreign Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, and Moldova joined the final session of the ministerial. NATO Allies agreed to step up tailored support to these three partners, including on capacity-building, reform, and training to improve their security and defence institutions.

Glad to be here in #Bucharest for NATO #ForMin, where unwavering support to 🇬🇪, as well as to the country’s aspiration efforts has been once again boldly demonstrated. Special importance of 🇬🇪 to the Alliance & NATO’s commitment to the Open Door Policy have also been highlighted. pic.twitter.com/lTKYlNg9eV

— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) November 30, 2022