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In 1992 Georgia became a member of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC);
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On March 23, 1994, Georgia joined the Partnership for Peace (PFP) programme;
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On July 18, 1995, Georgia acceded to the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other states participating in the Partnership for Peace programme;
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Since 1995 cooperation has been in progress in the field of education. Georgian experts undergo annual trainings in the NATO School in Oberammergau (Germany) and NATO Defence College in Rome (Italy);
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In 1996 Georgia elaborated and submitted to NATO the first Individual Partnership Programme (IPP);
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On May 1, 1997, the Parliament of Georgia ratified the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other states participating in the Partnership for Peace programme;
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On May 30, 1997, the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) was set up and Georgia became one of its founding members;
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On April 22, 1998, a diplomatic mission of Georgia to NATO was opened and the Ambassador of Georgia presented his credentials to the NATO Secretary General;
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In March of 1999, Georgia joined the Planning and Review Process (PARP) of the Partnership for Peace Programme. Within a two-year cycle of this process Georgia is engaged in realization of the partnership goals, which will help achievement of interoperability and insure successful participation in the NATO-led peacekeeping operations;
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On October 19, 2000, the Parliament of Georgia ratified the Additional Protocol to the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other states participating in the Partnership for Peace programme;
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In March of 2001, regular political consultations with the NATO International Agency became a part of the practice, which is of great practical importance to Georgia. These consultations are generally held at the level of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from the Georgian side and - Head of the Political Directorate - from the side of NATO;
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High-level meetings are held regularly on the issues of arms control and disarmament within 26+1 format (26 member states of NATO + Georgia);
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On June 11-23, 2001, large-scale multinational military training "Cooperative Partner - 2001" was held jointly by NATO and partner countries in Poti, Georgia;
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On June 17-28, 2002, large-scale multinational military training "Cooperative Best Effort - 2002" was held jointly by NATO and partner countries in Tbilisi, Georgia;
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In June of 2002, Georgia launched cooperation with the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency - NAMSA) within the programmes carried out under the aegis of the Partnership for Peace Trust Fund;
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By Resolution N 1661 of the Parliament of Georgia (September 13, 2002) and in compliance with Article 48 of the Constitution of Georgia, the Georgian executive authorities were instructed to launch, along with the respective parliamentary bodies, an integration process into NATO, with a view to accelerating and conducting effectively Georgia's integration into NATO and determining major directions of the country's internal and foreign policy;
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On November 21-22, 2002, at the NATO Summit in Prague, Georgia made a declaration on its aspiration to NATO membership and expressed its desire to take part in the new programme "Individual Partnership Action Plan";
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On December 28, 2002, the National Security Council of Georgia adopted the State Programme on Georgia's Euro-Atlantic Integration. The Programme consists of five major sections: 1) political and economic issues; 2) defence and military issues; 3) maintenance issues; 4) security issues; 5) legal issues;
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On March 14, 2003, the third round of political consultations was held between NATO and Georgia in Brussels, with the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and the NATO Deputy Secretary General for Political Issues;
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On May 27, 2003, by Decree N235 of the President of Georgia, the National Coordination Council for Euro-Atlantic Integration was set up with a view to enhancing efforts and coordinated action of the state authorities in the process of Georgia's integration into NATO. The Council was chaired by the President of Georgia;
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In September of 2003, large-scale multinational military-medical trainings "Med Care-Rescuer-03" were held in Tbilisi jointly by NATO and partner countries;
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In December of 2003, a draft of the Individual Partnership Plan of Georgia was drawn up;
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On April 7, 2004, a high-level meeting between Georgia and NATO was held in Brussels, where President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia presented to NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer an introductory document of the Individual Partnership Action Plan of Georgia;
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On April 23-24, 2004, a session of the Atlantic Policy Advisor Group was held in Tbilisi chaired by NATO Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs, Ambassador Gunter Altenburg;
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On June 7, 2004, at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, the Senior Political Committee Reinforced (SPCR) held a meeting with representatives of Georgia within 26+1 format. NATO Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs Gunter Altenburg led this meeting, which aimed at reviewing the Individual Partnership Action Plan of Georgia;
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On June 28-29, 2004, at the NATO Summit held in Istanbul, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan joined officially the initiative for the Individual Partnership Action Plan;
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In August of 2004, the Individual Partnership Action Plan of Georgia was submitted officially to NATO;
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On October 29, 2004, the North Atlantic Council of NATO approved the Individual Partnership Action Plan of Georgia under the silence procedure and Georgia moved on to the so-called second stage of Euro-Atlantic integration;
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The Individual Partnership Action Plan of Georgia consists of four parts: 1. political and security issues. 2. defence, security and military issues; 3. public information, scientific and environmental issues and civilian crisis management; 4. administrational, defence, security and resource management. The first part of the Plan gives a general survey of the above-referenced issues, while the second part includes a concrete and time-related list of the necessary measures. The Plan covers a wide spectrum of defence and security issues, such as defence policy, combat on terrorism, relations with neighbouring countries, defence planning, financing of defence system, crisis situations and civilian defence;
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In 2005, by the decision of the President of Georgia, a state commission was set up to implement the Individual Partnership Action Plan, which presents an interdepartmental group headed by the Prime Minister. The Commission was tasked with coordinating and controlling the implementation of the Individual Partnership Action Plan;
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On February 14, 2005, the agreement on the appointment of PfP liaison officer between Georgia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization came into force, whereby a liaison officer for the South Caucasus was assigned to Georgia;
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On March 2, 2005, the agreement was signed on the provision of the host nation support to and transit of NATO forces and NATO personnel;
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The implementation process of the Individual Partnership Action Plan is presently underway. On March 7-11, 2005, the IPAP implementation interim assessment team arrived in Tbilisi. On May 18, 2005, the review of the IPAP assessment results was held in Brussels;
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On September 26-29, 2005, the IPAP implementation interim assessment team arrived in Tbilisi for the unofficial assessment of IPAP. On October 5, 2005 consultations were held with representatives of the NATO International Agency;
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On March 6-9, 2006, the IPAP implementation interim assessment team arrived in Tbilisi;
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On April 13, 2006, the discussion of the assessment report on implementation of the Individual Partnership Action Plan was held at NATO Headquarters, within 26+1 format.
On September 21, 2006 an informal meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the NATO member-states was held in New-York, which adopted a decision to launch the Intensified Dialogue with Georgia on NATO membership issues. Georgia’s accession to the Intensified Dialogue is a significant step in terms of transition from the format of partnership to that of candidate for membership. The Intensified Dialogue represents a mechanism of bilateral cooperation between the Alliance and Georgia, aiming largely at providing the basis for Georgia’s entry into the stage of MAP (Membership Action Plan).
On December 14, 2006 the first, start-up meeting in the format of Intensified Dialogue on Membership Issues was held at NATO HQ in
Brussels
. During the meeting the sides discussed a wide range of issues within the frame of Intensified Dialogue and also agreed on the schedule for future meetings in the ID format.
On February 1, 2007 first thematic consultation was held in the framework of Intensified Dialogue between the delegation of
Georgia
and International Staff of NATO. The sides discussed issues concerning the priorities, ongoing process of reforms, and future plans of
Georgia
in the sphere of Defence.
On February 19-23, 2007 Individual Partnership Action Plan implementation assessment team visited
Georgia
.
On March 21, 2007 , NATO-Georgian meeting in the 26+1 format at the level of NATO Political Committee was held at NATO Headquarters. Meeting was focused on resolution of the conflicts on the
territory
of
Georgia.
On March 22, 2007, the second thematic round of consultations in the format of Intensified Dialogue between the delegation of
Georgia
and the representatives of the
Alliance
’s international staff was held at NATO Headquarters,
Brussels
. At the meeting the sides focused on a wide range of political issues, including the issues of resolution of the conflicts, human rights and national minorities, strengthening of the rule of law, fight against terrorism and so on.
On May 15, 2007 the third thematic round of consultations in the format of Intensified Dialogue on Legal issues between Georgia and NATO International Staff was held at NATO HQ in Brussels.
The meeting with NATO Political-Military Steering Committee (PMSC), in the 26+1 format, was held in Brussels on June 5, 2007. Georgia presented and discussed the draft of Strategic Defence Review (SDR) at the meeting.
On June 11, 2007 the forth thematic round of consultations in the format of Intensified Dialogue on Information Security Issues between Georgia and NATO Office of Security (NOS) was held at NATO HQ in Brussels.
On July 05, 2007 the fifth round of consultations in the ID format on Resources and Economic Issues between the Georgian Delegation and NATO IS was held at NATO HQ in Brussels.
