Nato restates backing for Georgia!
TBILISI – NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer condemned Russia’s military action against Georgia but shied away from making any commitment to the ex-Soviet state on when it will be invited to join the military alliance.
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO’s Secretary General, said Russian force was “disproportionate”
Nato’s secretary general has said he hopes for Georgia’s “accelerated” integration with Nato, and condemned Russia’s conduct in August’s conflict.
However Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, speaking in Tbilisi at the first meeting of the Nato-Georgia Commission, did not say when Georgia might join the alliance.
And he emphasised that the country still had to make democratic progress.
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili welcomed the visit as a “powerful signal” of solidarity.
“Your presence sends a… signal to the world that Georgia, together with its friends and allies, does not stand alone,” Mr Saakashvili told Mr de Hoop Scheffer and the ambassadors of the 26 Nato countries gathered in Tbilisi.
“Russia’s use of force was disproportionate and Russia must now comply with all elements of the six-point plan,” Mr de Hoop Scheffer said, referring to the EU-brokered ceasefire deal that calls for all forces to withdraw to positions occupied before the conflict.
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