  Working groups to prepare Georgia for MAPApril 7, 2008 - 17:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgia and NATO are forming bilateral working groups to prepare the country for the Membership Action Plan (MAP). "The groups will operate until Georgia becomes full-fledged NATO member state. Their activity will be periodically assessed in Brussels in 26+1 format," said Batu Kutelia, Georgia's Deputy Foreign Minister. For his part, Foreign Minister David Bakradze said that the working groups will draw up a to-do list. "We should be maximally prepared in December," he said, RBC reports. During the NATO summit in Bucharest, Georgia's way to NATO was cut by 8 European states, including Germany and France. Georgia was only offered "intensive engagement." The possibility of granting MAP to Georgia will be considered in December at a meeting of the Alliance's Foreign Ministers.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
