11 May 2026 14:14 UTC · NATO · NATO News · Source · Email X Link

NATO reports Hamilton visited Georgia, reaffirmed support

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NATO: Hamilton met Georgian officials, civil society, and Allied Embassies
NATO: highlighted support for Georgia’s sovereignty and urged sustained reforms toward Euro-Atlantic integration

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On 7–8 May 2026 NATO reports Ambassador Kevin Hamilton visited Georgia and met senior officials, civil society, and Allied Embassies.
NATO reports Hamilton discussed defence capacity, interoperability, institutional reforms, and regional security.
NATO highlighted Allies’ encouragement for sustained democratic governance reforms and highlighted the Alliance’s unwavering support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

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Create an account Reset password Already have an account? Log in From now on you can download videos from our website If you would also like to subscribe to the newsletter and receive our latest updates, click on the button below. Enter the email address you registered with and we will send you a code to reset your password. The password must be at least 12 characters long, no spaces, include upper/lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. Click the button to return to the page you were on and log in with your new password. 11 May 2026 1 MIN READ On 7-8 May 2026, Ambassador Kevin Hamilton, the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, paid a visit to Georgia. He met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Maka Botchorishvili, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Irakli Chikovani, and Deputy Foreign Minister Lasha Darsalia. Ambassador Hamilton exchanged views on NATO’s long-standing partnership with Georgia, especially NATO’s support to Georgia’s defence capacity, interoperability, and institutional reforms. This is done through instruments including the Individually Tailored Partnership Programme, the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package (SNGP), and the NATO Military Committee with Georgia Work Plan. He highlighted that Allies continue to encourage Georgia to sustain and deepen reforms, including democratic governance, which will remain essential for the country’s long-term Euro-Atlantic integration process. He also discussed regional security developments of mutual interest. During his visit, Ambassador Hamilton also met with representatives of Georgia’s civil society, Allied Embassies, and staff at the NATO Liaison Office in Tbilisi. He also toured the NATO-Georgia Joint Training and Evaluation Centre (JTEC) – a flagship NATO-Georgia initiative – and visited the Administrative Boundary Line with Georgia’s occupied South Ossetia/Tskhinvali region, to highlight the Alliance’s unwavering support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, within its internationally recognised borders. Link was copied to clipboard

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