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APPATHURAI: GEORGIA, UKRAINE NEED REFORMS TO JOIN NATO
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 25, 2011 - 18:03 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - NATO is still prepared to grant membership to
Georgia and Ukraine on condition that they implement reforms, NATO
Deputy Assistant Secretary General James Appathurai said on Tuesday,
October 25.
Georgia has been negotiating NATO membership since 2006, when it
signed the Intensified Dialogue on Membership Issues.
In April 2008 at the Bucharest NATO summit, Georgia and Ukraine were
given a green light for NATO accession on condition that they carry
out military and political reforms.
"Georgian government has been working hard to secure membership in
NATO in accordance with the Bucharest agreements," Appathurai said
during the press conference in Moscow. "In Georgia's case, reforms
and compliance with NATO standards are required, including practical
and political measures."
However, he said Georgia is unlikely to be included in the NATO
Membership Action Plan (MAP) that is due to be announced at the
upcoming alliance's summit in Chicago in 2012, RIA Novosti reported.
The MAP, which was launched in April 1999 at the Alliance's Washington
Summit, is aimed to help countries aspiring to NATO membership in
their preparations.
From: Baghdasarian
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 25, 2011 - 18:03 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - NATO is still prepared to grant membership to
Georgia and Ukraine on condition that they implement reforms, NATO
Deputy Assistant Secretary General James Appathurai said on Tuesday,
October 25.
Georgia has been negotiating NATO membership since 2006, when it
signed the Intensified Dialogue on Membership Issues.
In April 2008 at the Bucharest NATO summit, Georgia and Ukraine were
given a green light for NATO accession on condition that they carry
out military and political reforms.
"Georgian government has been working hard to secure membership in
NATO in accordance with the Bucharest agreements," Appathurai said
during the press conference in Moscow. "In Georgia's case, reforms
and compliance with NATO standards are required, including practical
and political measures."
However, he said Georgia is unlikely to be included in the NATO
Membership Action Plan (MAP) that is due to be announced at the
upcoming alliance's summit in Chicago in 2012, RIA Novosti reported.
The MAP, which was launched in April 1999 at the Alliance's Washington
Summit, is aimed to help countries aspiring to NATO membership in
their preparations.
From: Baghdasarian