Stoltenberg: NATO sought to support stronger partnerships with both Armenia, Azerbaijan in 2023
ArmInfo. The evolving security environment has had a significant impact on NATO's partners in the
South Caucasus. This is stated in NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's annual report for 2023, presented on March 14 at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
The report notes that through the Secretary General's Special
Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Javier Colomina,
NATO continued active engagement with Heads of State and Ministers,
diplomats and civil society from across Armenia, Azerbaijan and
Georgia.
"NATO expressed support for the territorial integrity, political
independence and sovereignty of each of these three partners. NATO
has encouraged both Armenia and Azerbaijan to engage constructively
through the various formats in place and stressed the importance of
addressing humanitarian issues. NATO has also sought to support
stronger partnership relations with both Armenia and Azerbaijan
through the development of Individually Tailored Partnership
Programmes," the report reads.
It is emphasized that NATO's engagement with the three countries of
the South Caucasus is supported by the NATO Liaison Office in
Tbilisi, Georgia.