In the frame of the Summit in Newport there was held the first meeting of the new initiative of NATO interoperability. The Ministers of Defense of member and partner countries of Alliance participated in 28+24 interoperability platform format meeting, reports GHN based on the Ministry of Defense.
The Ministers of Defense of member and partner countries of Alliance held first joint discussion. The main theme of the discussion was maintaining existed military interoperability and deepening of interoperability after the end of ISAF Afghanistan mission.
The Minister of Defense of Georgia Irakli Alasania delivered speech on the meeting. He talked about new initiative. As he stated Georgia is actively collaborates with Alliance in the frame of all existed mechanisms. Irakli Alasania paid attention on the importance of package of collaboration of NATO-Georgia; Georgia received the package in the frame of Wales Summit. As he said the directions of the package will help integration of Georgia into NATO and also straightening defense of the country; it will also provide with involvement of member and partner countries of NATO.