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Secretary General in Tbilisi: NATO supports Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg continued his tour of the South Caucasus on Monday (18 March 2024), meeting with President Salome Zourabichvili and Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze of Georgia in Tbilisi. During his visit, the Secretary General discussed ways to further strengthen NATO’s partnership with Georgia. NATO is stepping up its cooperation with Georgia in areas such as crisis management, cyber security, military engineering and secure communications. Click here to download the joint press statements by the NATO Secretary General and the Prime Minister of Georgia. The webstory is available on the NATO website.

NATO Secretary General starts South Caucasus visit in Baku, welcomes NATO’s long-standing partnership with Azerbaijan NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrived in Baku on Sunday (17 March 2024), kicking off a three-day, tri-nation tour of the South Caucasus. Meeting with President Ilham Aliyev, the Secretary General welcomed Azerbaijan’s long-standing collaboration with the Alliance, saying he looked forward to further strengthening the partnership. Click here to download the joint press statements by the NATO Secretary General and the President of Azerbaijan. The webstory is available on the NATO website.

Press Release 18 March 2024

NATO Secretary General meets the Prime Minister of Slovenia On Thursday, 21 March 2024, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Jens Stoltenberg, will receive the Prime Minister of Slovenia, Dr Robert Golob, at the NATO Headquarters. Media advisory 09:30 (CET)   Joint press conference by the NATO Secretary General and the Prime Minister of Slovenia Media coverage Media representatives who are annually accredited to NATO in 2024 can cover the press event in person.   Media representatives without annual accreditation wishing to attend, please register to the Press Accreditation Portal no later than 19 March 2024 at 12:00. Please note: ad-hoc accreditation may not be guaranteed and will be explicitly confirmed by email from NATO Accreditations.   The event will be streamed live on X @NATOPress and on the NATO website. A transcript of the Secretary General’s remarks, as well as photographs, will be on the NATO website.   Video can be download for free from the NATO Multimedia Portal after the event. For more information: Contact the NATO Press Office

Press Release 15 March 2024

NATO Secretary General to visit Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia From 17 to 19 March 2024, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Jens Stoltenberg, will visit Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. On Sunday, 17 March, the NATO Secretary General will be in Baku, where he will meet with the President of Azerbaijan, Mr Ilham Aliyev. On Monday, 18 March, Mr Stoltenberg will have discussions with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Mr Jeyhun Bayramov, and the Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov. On the same day, the NATO Secretary General will travel to Tbilisi. There, he will meet the President of Georgia, Ms Salome Zourabichvili, and the Prime Minister, Mr Irakli Kobakhidze. On Tuesday, 19 March, Mr Stoltenberg will be in Yerevan, where he will meet with the President of Armenia, Mr Vahagn Khachaturyan, and the Prime Minister, Mr Nikol Pashinyan. Media Advisory 17th March 2024, 17:00 (CET)   Joint press statements by the Secretary General with the President of Azerbaijan 18th March 2024, 12:25 (CET)   Joint press conference by the Secretary General with the Prime Minister of Georgia 19th March 2024, 11:00 (CET)   Joint press statements by the Secretary General with the Prime Minister of Armenia Media Coverage The Secretary General’s press conferences and statements will be streamed live on the NATO website. Transcripts of the Secretary General’s engagements, as well as photographs, will be available on the NATO website after the events. For more information: Contact the NATO Press Office