British Foreign Minister Backs Georgia's NATO Membership
British Foreign Secretary William Hague has arrived in Georgia and voiced "very clear support" for the Caucasus country's bid to join NATO and the European Union.
Arriving in Tbilisi on May 8 after visits to Moldova and Ukraine, Hague spoke of "our support for Georgia's Euro-Atlantic ambitions" after meetings with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze.
Panjikidze noted the significance of Hague's visit ahead of the "Georgia-EU association agreement due to be signed this June."
Panjikidze also described as just "an idea," a proposal Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alsania made during a recent visit to Washington about NATO redeploying "defense capabilities" in Georgia.
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