Georgia's integration in NATO is a foreign policy priority countries, and third countries will not be able to affect this process, the Agency reports referring to the Georgian foreign Ministry.

The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov Century, said yesterday that the Russian Federation expressed its willingness to take appropriate measures, if NATO will take practical steps to "retraction" of Georgia into the Alliance.

"European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Georgia is a foreign policy priority of the country, it is based on the unshakable will and free choice of the majority of the residents of Georgia. The accession of Georgia to NATO depends on the current dialogue between the Alliance and Georgia, as well as from the decisions of the countries-participants of the Commonwealth. Accordingly, third countries will not be able to influence this process ", - reported in the foreign Ministry, released on Thursday, February 19.

As stressed in the Georgian foreign Ministry, the history of the expansion of the Commonwealth shows that the Accession of new countries to NATO is the most important factor of strengthening security and stability ".

Institutional cooperation between Georgia and NATO began in 1994, when Georgia became a member of the Partnership for peace (PfP - Parntnership for Peace). After the "rose revolution" in 2004 the cooperation between Georgia and NATO became more intense. In April 2008 in Bucharest at the conference of heads of NATO members, it was confirmed that Georgia and Ukraine in the future have the opportunity to become members of NATO - subject to compliance with the standards of the Commonwealth.

during the NATO summit in Wales, which was held on 4-5 September 2014, was approved a package of measures that promote Georgia's bid for membership in the Alliance. Within the package provided by the opening in Georgia training center, which will host the training of the Soldiers of the Commonwealth and the partner countries of NATO.

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