Civic Democrats want to facilitate Georgian NATO membership

The ruling Civic Democrats would like to speed up Georgia’s bid to become a member of NATO, Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra said on Monday. Mr Vondra said that the Civic Democrats would do all that they could to speed up Georgia’s NATO membership following Russian ‘aggression’ in the Georgian provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The views of the Civic Democratic Party are at variance with those of Czech President Václav Klaus, himself a former Civic Democrat. Mr Klaus has recently said that he holds Georgia responsible for the current crisis in the Caucuses. Russia is firmly opposed to Georgia joining NATO.

Author: Rosie Johnston