Javier Colomina: We are concerned after the Georgian authorities decided to leave the April agreement - you need to catch up the train, and reforms are needed for this

We are concerned after the Georgian authorities decided to leave the April 19 agreement. You have to catch up the train, and for that you need to prepare and implement reforms, said Javier Colomina, NATO's Special Representative for the Caucasus & Central Asia, who is on an official visit to Tbilisi.

"The level of implementation of reforms is not satisfactory and there are concerns about Georgia's readiness to make progress on the Euro-Atlantic path," said Javier Colomina.

According to him, on the path of Euro-Atlantic integration, the opportunity is now and Georgia should manage to use this opportunity.

"We are concerned after the Georgian government decided to leave the April agreement. You have to catch up the train, and for that you need to prepare and implement the reforms that we are asking for. We don't know what will happen if you don't prepare and can't catch up this train. Opportunities are now and you have to reap the benefits," says Colomina.

The Special Representative states that his visit has two main goals, the first of which is to reaffirm support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity. In addition, he says that another goal of his visit is to once again understand the opportunity on the path of integration into the European Union.

"The second reason for my visit is to understand the opportunity that I believe now exists for your Euro-Atlantic integration, especially after the decision of the European Union and the 12 recommendations. The 12 recommendations coincide with the 10 recommendations that NATO gave to your government, as part of the essential package. We believe that this is a very clear path, for which the recommendations are very clear signs, and we are trying very hard to cooperate with the Georgian authorities so that the country is ready when the opportunities arise for it", said Javier Colomina.

The statement of the Special Representative is published by the Georgian editorial office of Voice of America.

*The quotes in the article are double translations from Georgian and wordings may be inaccurate.