“Georgia needs security guarantees” for the long-term, Grigol Vashadze told The Associated Press on the sidelines of a speech Thursday at the French International Relations Institute, IFRI, in Paris. He was to meet later in the day with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner…
Russia’s plans to buy Mistral-class ships also have been met with concern in Estonia. Foreign Minister Urmas Paet says that Estonia’s main worry is that NATO technology would be used against the allies of the Baltic country, especially Georgia, which has developed close political and economic ties with Estonia over the past years…
“It is one thing if it’s an (empty) metal box, providing it with state-of-the-art technology makes it a different thing,” said Harri Tiido, a senior Estonian foreign ministry official said Tuesday. (photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia)