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Obama supports Georgia 'ultimately' becoming a member of NATO

Jorge Benitez | January 31, 2012
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, January 30, 2012

From Barack Obama, the White House:  On defense and security, I expressed my gratitude to the President for the extraordinary contributions that have been made by the Georgian military in Afghanistan. 

Georgia soon to surpass Australia as largest non-NATO troop contributor in Afghanistan

Jorge Benitez | December 21, 2011
ISAF commander Gen. David Petraeus visiting Georgian troops in Afghanistan, September 6, 2010

From Civil Georgia:  The Parliament approved on Tuesday President Saakashvili’s request to send one additional infantry battalion to Afghanistan on top of 936 Georgian soldiers who already serve as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

Russia says Georgia's entry to NATO could lead to war

Jorge Benitez | December 09, 2011
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after meeting of the NATO-Russia Council, December 8, 2011

From RIA Novosti:  Russia’s foreign minister has warned of a repetition of its 2008 war with Georgia if the South Caucasus state joins NATO.

The Russian-Georgian war as a geostrategic turning point

Jorge Benitez | November 27, 2011
Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev address the United Russia party congress, November 27, 2011

From Fyodor Lukyanov, Russia in Global Affairs:  President Dmitry Medvedev made a remarkable statement during a speech to military officers in southern Russia early this week.

NATO ambassadors visit Georgia and discuss alliance membership

Jorge Benitez | November 09, 2011
Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and NATO delegation arriving at Tbilisi airport, November 9, 2011

From NATO:  The NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) at Ambassadorial level met in Tbilisi today with the participation of the Georgian Prime Minister.

Sarkozy accuses Russia and warns Turkey during Caucasus trip

Jorge Benitez | October 10, 2011
French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers his speech at Liberty Square in Tbilisi, October 7, 2011

From Emmanuel Jarry, Reuters:  French President Nicolas Sarkozy accused Russia before a cheering crowd in Georgia on Friday of violating the ceasefire that ended the 2008 war in the Caucasus and assured his audience that the door to the European Union remains open.

Georgia releases confessed Russian spy

Jorge Benitez | July 31, 2011
Georgian photographer Giorgi Abdaladze plead guilty to espionage and was released on probation

From Ellen Barry, the New York Times:  Last week, several days after the photographer Giorgi Abdaladze confessed to selling classified documents to Russia’s foreign intelligence service, he was

Still Fighting Russia, This Time With Words

Jorge Benitez | January 24, 2011
Deborah Cruz is one of 1,000 native English speakers working in Georgia's classrooms.

From Clifford J. Levy, the New York Times:  Ms. Cruz, who is from the Seattle area, is part of a brigade of native English speakers recruited by Georgia’s government to spur a linguistic revolution.

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