NATO chief sees Georgia on way into alliance
TBILISI. Nov 24 (Interfax) - Practical fulfillment of international obligations at the domestic level will help Georgia join NATO, its Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, according to reports on Georgian television channels.
NATO and Georgia are currently implementing the deepest and most comprehensive cooperation package ever, and implementation of this package will lead to Georgia joining NATO, he said, responding to a question posed by Tedo Djaparidze, the chairman of the Georgian Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Relations.
The alliance and its allies will never recognize the independence of either Abkhazia or South Ossetia, he said.
These are part of Georgia within the internationally recognized borders, he said. NATO supports the territorial integrity of Georgia, he said.
NATO values Georgia's contribution in NATO operations, particularly in Afghanistan, Stoltenberg said.