Georgia’s prime minister told the European Union and NATO on Monday that his country remained firmly committed to integration with both organizations after his dismissal of a pro-Western minister caused a political crisis.
Irakly Garibashvili sparked the resignation of his foreign minister and the walkout of one of the six parties in his coalition this month by dismissing his pro-Western defense minister, Irakly Alasania.
Garibashvili sought to reassure senior NATO and EU officials during a visit to Brussels that the former Soviet republic, which fought a 2008 war with Russia, remained firmly set on a pro-Western course.
He told EU foreign policy chief …read more
Source: Voice of America
