Georgia is a steadfast NATO Enhanced Opportunities partner. It’s a category reserved for NATO’s closest partners, – said Matthew Miller, Spokesperson for the US Department of State.
The representative of the Department of State made this statement in response to a question regarding the Vilnius summit. In particular, he was asked what comment he would make regarding the fact that Georgia was forgotten from any statement that came out of Vilnius.
“I would say that Georgia is a steadfast NATO Enhanced Opportunities partner. It’s a category reserved for NATO’s closest partners. And on the United States’ behalf, we continue to support Georgia’s NATO aspirations”, said Matthew Miller.
In addition, the Spokesperson for the Department of State was asked about the reason for the absence of the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili, from the Vilnius Summit. In particular, he was asked: “There are reports that Georgian prime minister was told not to show up in Vilnius due to his criticism of NATO over Ukrainian war. Is that true?”
“I’m just not aware of that”, said Matthew Miller.
