The delegation of Georgia’s Defense Ministry, led by Defense Minister Levan Izoria, has left for Brussels to participate in meetings of NATO Ministers of Defence that will be held NATO headquarters on February 13-14.

On the sidelines of the ministerial, Minister of Defense of Georgia will meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller. The main topics for discussion will be: NATO-Georgia Cooperation, Georgia's role in strengthening the stability of the Black Sea region, defense transformation process and NATO-Georgia exercise "NATO-GEO EXERCISE 2019" that will be hosted by the Joint Center for Training and Evaluation in March.

The Defence Ministry says that within the framework of the visit, bilateral meetings will be held with Defense Ministers of Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey, where colleagues will discuss the prospects for deepening cooperation in the field of defense. The bilateral meeting will also be held with Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison, Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO.

After visiting Brussels, Defence Minister Levan Izoia will leave for Germany to attend the Security Conference in Munich.