Nikoloz Khatiashvili, Foreign Policy Research Fellow at Geocase, comments on NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's statement. 

As he mentions,  Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's statement on Georgia and the fact that one of the main issues of the NATO Ministerial is to increase assistance to Georgia, once again confirms the importance and role of our country for the Alliance.

“Despite unprecedented military, humanitarian and economic assistance from the West to Ukraine, some steps, unfortunately, were behindhand, including in terms of political and military support. Given the new geopolitical environment, the member countries of the alliance are well aware that after Ukraine, Georgia may become the next target of Russian aggression, and realize that now is the time to strengthen support for Georgia as quickly and timely as possible. The future decisions of NATO may open a window of new opportunities for Georgia and provide it with new mechanisms that will make the country more resilient against threats coming from Russia. Coordinated, consistent and active work is now needed with Georgia's key strategic partner - the United States and other member states of NATO - in various areas, including Black Sea security. Georgia on the one hand, has a real potential to play an important role in strengthening energy security and elaborating of alternative energy supply routes for EU countries, and on the other hand, enhance security and stability in the Black Sea region, which will be vital for the future of European security,”- said Nikoloz Khatiashvili.