Georgia is very close to NATO integration, says President

Georgia has never been so close to realising its dream of integrating into Europe and NATO, as it is today, Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili said at a briefing in Batumi on Thursday.

He said he believes the Secretary General’s statements and Russia “cannot interfere with this process”.

“The Secretary General said that no third country can put a veto on NATO expansion and if such a decision is taken then Georgia will also meet NATO standards,” he said.