It is a historic moment for Georgia, the year 2024 will be as critically important as the decision to grant candidate status. Such a statement the Special Representative of the Secretary General of NATO in the Caucasus and Central Asia, Javier Colomina, made at the briefing in Tbilisi.

“This is my second visit to Georgia in 2023. It is a very happy visit now. During the meetings I had, I congratulated the Georgian people and Georgian officials on the decision to grant candidate status by the European Union.

I think this is very good news, a historical moment for Georgia, but it is also good news for the international community. I think this opens up a moment that we should continue to take advantage of in 2024. 2024 will be as critically important as this decision was. We expect Georgia to complete 9 steps, reforms that must be carried out within the framework of these 9 steps, in order to meet the requirements that NATO also has”, - said Javier Colomina.