James Appathurai: NATO continues cooperation with Georgia

According to the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai, NATO continues cooperation with Georgia, where the opposition has won the parliamentary election, as well as advocates for the preservation of the territorial integrity of the country, the RIA Novosti reported.

James Appathurai arrived in Georgia on the night of Thursday. During visit he intends to meet with representatives of the administration of President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, the leader of the winning coalition "Georgian Dream", a candidate for Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili and other representatives of the future government.

"NATO continues working with the government of Georgia. It remains committed to the decisions of the Bucharest summit on Georgia's membership in the Organization. We also continue supporting the territorial integrity of Georgia", the IA News-Georgia quoted Appathurai.

NATO Secretary General's Special Representative noted the importance of developments in Georgia, the process of democratic transfer of power. He stressed that the people had the opportunity to express their choice by voting, not by street protests.

Recall, European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Fule and Deputy High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs Helga Schmidt arriveed in Georgia on the night of October 17. After the meetings with the representatives of the present and future government, they will sum up the visit at a special press conference.

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