More than 70% of Georgians support joining NATO?
Ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, director of the Center for Strategic Studies Irakli Menagarishvili believes that the majority of the population of Georgia will vote in favor of joining NATO. This, he said in an interview with news agency < - Georgia >, forecasting the results of the plebiscite on January 5, which will be held simultaneously with the extraordinary presidential elections. < I am sure that most of the population of Georgia opt for the accession of Georgia to NATO. This results not say a single study. And based on these studies, we can say that for entry into NATO would vote for more than 70% of voters >, - Menagarishvili said. Replying to a question, Will the results of the plebiscite to join NATO in Georgia, Irakli Menagarishvili said that < it will be a major tool for the implementation of applications that we have done in terms of accession of Georgia to NATO, >. According to him, < plebiscite is a political gesture that would legalize the entry of Georgia into NATO. The authorities, therefore, views and wish of the people >. < For NATO to be done, but this factor will be valid >, - added Menagarishvili.
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