The 2024 Annual Report of Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General, highlights that NATO reaffirmed its support for the territorial integrity, political independence and sovereignty of all three partner nations impacted by the evolving security environment in the South Caucasus.
According to the report, NATO and Georgia also continued their practical cooperation to strengthen Georgia’s security and defence capabilities and enhance interoperability with the Alliance. The document underscores Georgia’s active participation in NATO’s international exercises and operations.
“The Georgian Defence Forces participated in the NATO Coalition Warrior Interoperability eXercise 2024 (CWIX24) in Poland in June and members of the Georgian Border Police deployed to Operation Sea Guardian in September 2024, marking the second rotation for Georgia as an operational partner,” reads the report.
Based on the report, NATO’s engagement in the South Caucasus continues to be supported by the NATO Liaison Office in Tbilisi, Georgia. The report reads that the NATO continued Building Integrity Programme has provided Allies and partner countries with practical tools and methodologies to help uphold good governance and strengthen institutions.
“In 2024, the Programme continued to provide strategic advice on governance reforms at an institutional level and to deliver tailored capacity-building and training – including to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine,” reads the report.
The report remarks that NATO’s global network of partnerships has been developing for over 30 years. The Alliance cooperates with partners on a bilateral basis, as well as through regional partnership frameworks.
“In the Euro-Atlantic area, Allies are actively engaged with 16 partner countries, bilaterally and through the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council and the Partnership for Peace programme. Among these partners, NATO has developed specific structures for its relationships with Ukraine and Georgia.”
