NATO does not believe that the Black Sea is Russian, and will continue to be present in the region to support its partners. This is stated in published on Thursday interviews of the NATO Secretary Special Representative on the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia James Appared on the site of the first channel of the Public Broadcaster of Georgia.
“We definitely do not apply that the Black Sea is Russian, and we will keep our representative office to support allies and NATO partners. One of the questions we consider is the deepening of cooperation between Georgia and NATO in the safety of Georgia in the Black Sea” , – he said.
NATO representative also added that the Alliance is increasing its representation on the Black Sea. “NATO is even more represented on the Black Sea, we all see it. We are talking about our divisions of the sea forces, which are displayed in this region. This is done by individual members of NATO, but these actions are coordinated. You see British forces fly the French, The United States regularly introduces ships. Russians always do not like it, but we still do it, “he concluded.
Appares arrived in Tbilisi on the eve. He has planned to meet with the highest leadership of the republic, including the President Salome Zurabishvili. This is his last visit to the Rank of the Special Representative of the NATO Secretary General for the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia. In the near future he will leave the position.