The President of Georgia talked to the Secretary General of NATO by phone. During the conversation, Salome Zourabiсhvili and Jens Stoltenberg discussed the difficult situation created by the pandemic. The Secretary General gave the highest assessment to the strong efforts made by the Georgian Government regarding the virus and called it effective.

According to the President of Georgia, despite the crisis caused by the pandemic, Georgia’s relations with the EU and NATO are strengthening. As Stoltenberg said, Georgia is a partner country of NATO and it is important to strengthen the joint effort. He said the crisis caused by the virus should not turn into a security crisis.

Zourabichvili expressed hope that due to the pandemic, despite the postponement of part of the large-scale NATO exercise in Europe, it will be held next year and will be hosted by Georgia as planned, which is an indicator of close partnership and cooperation.

She noted that the meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission should be held at the level of ministers.