Next year is very important for Georgia in terms of European integration, NATO Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai stated.

According to him, the decision made at the NATO summit in 2008, according to which Georgia should join NATO, is on the agenda. “The democratic changes in Georgia towards the European integration should be underway. The processes in Georgia will be controlled by NATO member-states and the Alliance would help implement these changes within the framework of NATO-Georgia cooperation, he said.

According to Appathurai, peaceful solutions will be given to the conflicts of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.