Ways to strengthen Georgia in resisting the pressure from Russia will be discussed during a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers on April 6 and 7, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.

Stoltenberg pointed out that Georgia was a ‘highly valued’ partner, which required the support of the Alliance ‘sooner than later.’

“One of the issues that will be discussed at the Foreign Ministerial meeting, today and tomorrow, is how can we step up support for other partners which are under Russian pressure and of course, Georgia is one of them. Russia controls part of Georgian territory, and we will look into how we can provide more support both when it comes to everything from cyber to secure communications, capacity building, and other ways to strengthen Georgia in resisting the pressure from Russia,” he told the press.

Stoltenberg further noted that NATO’s door remained open for the aspirant countries.