Continue to Uphold Free Media, Free Elections, NATO Tells Georgia

NATO foreign ministers called on the Georgian authorities on December 7 ?to continue to uphold a free and fair electoral process and freedom of the media.?

?We will continue to support Georgia as it pursues its Euro-Atlantic aspirations, without prejudice to any eventual Alliance decision,? a final communiqu? adopted by the NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels said.

It also noted that that the alliance was ?closely following developments in Georgia.?

?We welcome the progress achieved in the framework of our ongoing Intensified Dialogue, and encourage Georgia to continue to make progress on its reform path in accordance with NATO?s standards and values,? the communiqu? reads.

?We appreciate Georgia’s increasing contribution to KFOR and ISAF, and its intention to participate in Operation Active Endeavour.  Our nations support Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and its commitment to the peaceful resolution of the conflicts on its territory, and reaffirm the importance of all parties in the region engaging constructively to promote regional peace and stability.?

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