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1st Apr 2014 from TwitLonger
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A worried Matthew Bryza, a former Deputy Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs known for his friendly ties with Saakashvili, warned Georgia's Public Television on March 23 that chasing after the ex-president could harm Georgia's MAP chances.
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April 1, 2014
North Atlantic blackmail
Exchanged whether Georgia Saakashvili NATO?
A few days ago the U.S. State Department issued a statement calling on the Georgian authorities to abandon the prosecution of ex-president Mikhail Saakashvili caused by March 27 for questioning on a number of high-profile cases, including the case of the assassination of former Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania . March 22 agenda was presented to his mother.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Matthew Bryza and does actually Tbilisi presented an ultimatum:
either Saakashvili left alone or not, Georgia will receive a Membership Action Plan (MAP) to NATO at the September summit in Wales.
svpressa.ru
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A lawmaker from the GD parliamentary majority group, Tina Khidasheli, said on March 28 that she expects NATO to give a clear response to Russia's moves in Ukraine at the September summit.
“One of the options to give this response to Russia is to grant MAP to Georgia,” she said, adding that another option might be reiterating that Georgia will join NATO but without making reference to the need of going through MAP phase.
After meeting with Georgian PM Garibashvili in Washington on February 26 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reiterated U.S. support to NATO Bucharest summit decision and said: “The United States will work to make sure that Georgia’s progress is acknowledged by all members at this year’s NATO summit.”
civil.ge
[Blackmail? I don't doubt it. Georgia will join NATO? Putin - “We're living in a world of limits that have been imposed on us. We are always being cornered.”]