Georgia's integration with the West From the very beginning was not directed towards the EU, and in favor of the military of the Commonwealth, NATO, according to a report prepared by the Centre for international journalism and research MIA " Russia Today ".

" in 1994, Georgia joined the Partnership for peace. Georgia, Like other countries that have joined the program, took on his own shoulders political commitment to transparency in national defence planning and budgeting for the establishment of democratic supervision over the armed forces, as well as development of the ability to participate in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations under NATO ", - stated in the review the Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova: the path to NATO through the European Union ".

By 1996, Georgia participated in 20 NATO activities, and next interaction has been steadily growing: in 1997, 70 events in 1998 to 120 in 1999, 140 partnership activities ".

" Since 1999, Georgia has joined initiated in 1994, " the Process of planning and analysis, aimed at achieving interoperability of military forces of partner countries With the United armed forces (allied) NATO. These processes have brought in the foreign policy of Georgia adjustments: the most important Georgia in the same year, withdrew from the collective security Treaty of the CIS, thereby permanently selecting Pro-American foreign policy orientation, " analysts say.

so, " From the very beginning, Georgia's Integration with the West was not directed towards the EU, which would be able to explain the reasons for economic leadership Georgia and NATO, that is, in favor of the military of the Commonwealth ".

As mentioned in the report, in the process of reforming the Georgian army considerable attention paid to the training of cadres in military educational institutions of NATO countries." Thus they not only prepare For the performance of duties in the mission in the Georgian army, and identify among them the perspective of persons likely to occupy high positions in the armed forces or government agencies, ensuring the continuity of the Pro-Western policy, " experts say. This means that the aim of reforming the army is to achieve interoperability of NATO troops and Georgia.

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