TbilisiJune 12, 2006D E C L A R A T I O Nof the Republican and Conservative PartiesUnited under theGeorgian Parliamentary Faction“Democratic Front”on the Principles of Georgia’s Integration in NATO andNormalization of Russo-Georgian Relations1. Georgia has stepped into the 21st century with two interrelated vital statehood problems: (1) de-facto loss of sovereignty on the part of its own territory; and (2) powerful neighboring country continues interfering in its internal affairs and pressuring through the use of methods inherited from the imperial past. Accordingly, the process of restoring Georgia’s statehood has not completed yet, thus hampering the valuable political formation of a public life.2. Resolution of these issues cannot be viewed as Georgia’s internal problem only. It is highly unexpected that in the near future the Russian Federation shifts towards modern democratic standards of relations with the neighbors, thus placing the bilateral relations in a mutually beneficial channel. Being in the captivity of hegemonic ambitions, Russian Federation is unable to formulate and protect its own interests in the South Caucasus without causing harm to the statehood of Georgia and its national security.3. Hence, Georgia’s affiliation in such an international system, the joint forces of which the Russian Federation shall take into consideration, remains as a real means for normalizing relations between Georgia and the Russian Federation. Being a part of this system is crucial for Georgia not for gaining advantageous power with respect to Russia, but for neutralizing the actions directed against Georgian statehood. Consequently, Georgia’s affiliation in NATO is a precondition for forming the equal and neighborly interstate relations with the Russian Federation.4. Affiliation in NATO ... Sample File version properties Server xxxxx.com Project Folder /aaa/bbb/ccc/projects/Todd5. On the way to NATO Georgia should also develop maximum cooperation and integration with the Black Sea basin countries in the GUAM and other regional organizational formats. Steady approach to the EU membership criteria and the establishment and perception of European liberal and democratic standards in the political, economic, and social spheres are the necessary attributes for full-scale and equal membership of the Euro-Atlantic system of security.113622064Microsoft Office Word0174falseTitle1false2422falsefalse14.0000Zhi X. QiaoZhi X. Qiao22018-01-26T18:07:00Z2018-01-26T18:07:00Z