Georgia, Tbilisi, Feb. 26 / Trend N.Kirtzkhalia /
Georgia has received equivalent of the program MAP from the NATO, Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze said at the Prague edition of Radio Liberty during his visit to the Czech Republic. Stating this, he explained Georgia's active participation in peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan.
"The NATO sends troops to Afghanistan to provide security, and we have to behave so, because Georgia claims to membership in the alliance and has received the equivalent of the MAP program," Vashadze added.
NATO's cooperation with the South Caucasus states - Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia is mainly carried out within the Partnership for Peace Program, an Individual Partnership Action Plans and the Planning and Review Process. "These documents define the objectives and intentions of the partner countries to hold consultations with NATO on reforms in the spheres of defense, security and military policy.
The cooperation of the South Caucasus with NATO is regarded as a step towards European integration and security and stability in the region.