2024-07-12 12:54:45
In Wednesday’s declaration, even without mentioning Sakartveli as a candidate for membership, NATO made it clear that membership is open to the states of the South Caucasus, I. Kobachidze said in Tbilisi. He is confident that Sakartvel will eventually be able to join the Alliance. NATO has made clear calls for the withdrawal of Russian troops from the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Sakartvel, he said.
Still, political analysts see it as a sign of NATO’s disapproval of the Tbilisi government’s increasingly anti-Western course. The former Soviet republic has been a candidate for NATO since 2008. summit in Bucharest, and at the end of last year it was granted the status of a candidate for the European Union (EU).
Earlier this year, a law regulating foreign influence on the society of Sakartwell citizens received a negative reaction from EU leaders and provoked weeks of mass street protests in the country. During the EU summit in June, Sakartvel’s EU accession process was essentially frozen. Resources for military reforms have been blocked, and the US has canceled planned joint military exercises.
The opposition accuses the ruling Sakartvelo Dream party of trying to isolate the country. “The only way to return Sakartvela to the path of Euro-Atlantic integration is to win the elections unanimously,” said Tina Bokučava, head of the United National Movement. Parliamentary elections in the country will be held on October 26.
During the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, I. Kobachidze called the cancellation of aid for military reform regrettable. Sakartwell’s expectations of a renewed relationship have been disappointed, he said.
2024-07-12 12:54:45