Tbilisi, Georgia, June 4
By Nana Kirtzkhalia - Trend:
Georgia's Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze said that the country can join NATO without the organization's Membership Action Plan (MAP).
"MAP is a program aimed at preparing countries wishing to join NATO. We have two mechanisms for relations with the alliance: the NATO-Georgia Commission and the annual national plan. We successfully cooperate with the alliance in both of the formats," the foreign minister said.
Panjikidze went on to add that Georgia meets the NATO criteria to some extent and therefore, it is possible for Georgia to join the alliance without the MAP.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel earlier said that the issue related to applying the MAP with respect to Georgia will not be discussed during the NATO summit in Wales.
Edited by CN