NATO wills to go on co-op with Georgia

NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen congratulated the newly elected president of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili on his victory in the elections and expressed willingness to cooperate with him.

Rasmussen's letter to the new Georgian president said on Nov. 12 that he awaits Margvelashvili's visit to NATO headquarters.

"I congratulate you on the victory in elections and wish you success, and express a desire to cooperate with you in the future," Rasmussen's letter said.

After the election Georgia strengthened democracy and made ??a concrete step towards Euro-Atlantic standards, Rasmussen said, once again thanking Georgia for its contribution to the peacekeeping operation in Afghanistan (ISAF).

NATO Secretary General expressed his confidence that Margvelashvili as president will 'contribute to the progress of the country'.

"It is important that the main political forces in the country will continue to work together to achieve ambitious goals for the benefit of the Georgian people," Rasmussen said.

On Tuesday the Central Election Commission of Georgia announced the final results of the presidential election, according to which the representative of the ruling Georgian Dream coalition, Giorgi Margvelashvili gained 62.12 per cent of votes.


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