James Appathurai: Georgia proved itself as reliable NATO partnerNovember 10, 2011 - 18:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgia has proven itself as a loyal and reliable partner to the North-Atlantic Alliance, Special Representative of the NATO general secretary to the South Caucasus and Central Asia, James Appathurai, told Georgian journalists in Tbilisi. The official arrived in Georgia on Thursday morning and will hold a series of summits and attend a conference on the security and defense of Georgia at the Radisson SAS Iveri Hotel in Tbilisi. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will visit Tbilisi on November 9-10. Appathurai noted that the Alliance is adhering to decisions made at the Bucharest summit of April 2008, where Ukraine and Georgia confirmed their commitment to becoming NATO members. The Georgian Foreign Ministry says that Appathurai will meet Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri, Secretary of the National Security Council Georgy Bokeria, State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Giorgy Baramidze and Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze, News Georgia reported.
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