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What's Georgia Going To Get At The NATO Summit?

Jorge Benitez | February 10, 2012
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, November 10, 2011

From Joshua Kucera, the EurasiaNet:  Georgia's prospects in NATO, after being more or less left for dead in the wake of the 2008 war with Russia, have lately appeared to be improving.

Georgia warns against ‘offensive’ Russian exercise

Jorge Benitez | January 17, 2012
russia georgia map.gif

From Democracy and Freedom Watch:  Russia’s South Strategic Command is planning the exercise ‘Caucasus 2012’ in September.

Georgia releases new National Security Concept, but no mention of Western European nations

Jorge Benitez | January 11, 2012
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, November 10, 2011

From Joshua Kucera, the Bug Pit:  Georgia has released its new "National Security Concept" document, updating it from the 2005 version which said there was “little possibility of open military aggression against Georgia." Now, unsurprisingly, Russia dominates the document: of the twelve "Threats, Risks and Challenges to the National Security of Georgia" it identifies, ten are tied to Russia and its role in the breakaway territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

NATO does not recognize elections in South Ossetia

Jorge Benitez | November 14, 2011
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Berlin, October 27, 2011

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  NATO does not recognise the elections held on November 13 in the Georgian region of South Ossetia.

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.

Russia and Georgia still locked in frozen conflict

Jorge Benitez | August 15, 2011
"Moscow and Tbilisi are locked in a frozen conflict with no prospect of resolution"

From Daniel McLaughlin, the Irish Times:  Three years on, the heat of war has given way to an ice age in relations between Georgia and Russia.

Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution of US Support for Georgian Sovereignty

Jorge Benitez | July 31, 2011
U.S. Senate vote

From the Office of Senator Jeanne Shaheen:  The U.S. Senate today unanimously approved a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) affirming U.S. support for the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of the country of Georgia

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