NATO Secretary General congratulated Irakli Kobakhidze on his appointment as Prime Minister of Georgia.

“Prime Minister Kobakhidze, welcome to NATO, it’s great to see you here. We have met before but this is the first time we meet in your new capacity as Prime Minister and therefore let me start by congratulating you on your appointment as Prime Minister and we look forward to working with you.

Georgia is a close NATO partner, and we fully support Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. NATO continues to call on Russia to reverse the recognition of Georgian territories as independent states.

Any threats by Russia to annex Georgia’s occupied regions are unacceptable”, - said Jens Stoltenberg.