NATO members, wary of antagonizing Russia, propose closer ties with Georgia but stop short of granting full membership to the one-time Soviet republic.
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Wednesday the Western military alliance instead will offer Tbilisi a “substantive package” of support, without giving details, when NATO meets in September in Cardiff, Wales.
“This is a summit decision, but we have agreement in principle that we will develop a substantive package for Georgia that will help it come closer to NATO. We will work out the elements in the coming weeks,” Rasmussen said.
NATO leaders agreed in 2008 to support Georgia’s NATO …read more
Source: Voice of America
