On October 9, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) adopted a resolution – “Strengthening Stability and Security in the Black Sea Region Following Russia’s Full Scale Invasion of Ukraine,’ which, among other issues, decries Russia’s occupation of Georgia, and reiterates support for Georgia’s eventual NATO membership.

The Assembly reaffirms its steadfast support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia and the Republic of Moldova and for the Euro-Atlantic integration of Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina;

NATO PA denounced in the strongest possible terms Russia’s unjustified, unprovoked, illegal, and brutal war of aggression against Ukraine, as well as the continued illegal occupation of the Abkhazia and South Ossetia/Tskhinvali regions of Georgia, which demonstrates daily the Russian Federation’s significant and direct threat to Allies’ security and to peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area.

The Assembly urges member governments and parliaments of the North Atlantic Alliance to continue to develop and strengthen existing cooperation with NATO aspirants Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, and the Republic of Moldova, and to work with them to build their integrity and resilience, develop their defence capabilities, uphold their political independence, and underwrite the tailored support measures endorsed at the NATO Madrid Summit in 2022. NATO PA calls on them to quickly implement the enhanced tailored support packages for Georgia and the Republic of Moldova, while continuing to actively support the Euro-Atlantic integration of Georgia, as well as support Georgia in taking steps towards eventual NATO membership through its efforts to progress its reform agenda, including key democratic reforms, and making best use of the Annual National Programme.