DRAFT [NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY] 5.1.2. International, Regional and Bilateral Cooperation Great attention is paid to participation of Georgia in peacekeeping and monitoring missions under UN aegis. The GAF is fully prepared to cooperate in such operations. Integration into the EU as well as being an active participant in the EU neighbourhood policy represents one of the major foreign policy priorities of the country. Within the framework of Participation Agreement to engage in the EU-led crisis management operations, Georgia expresses its readiness to participate in various EU peacekeeping operations. Additionally, the MoD puts particular attention on active cooperation with the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia. Georgia is pursuing an active neighbourhood policy to enhance regional and own security. Georgia takes a keen interest in strengthening existing cooperation with the countries of the Caucasus and Black Sea region, most importantly with NATO member and partner states in the sphere of defence and security. The United States of America is a key strategic partner. The MoD has an active cooperation program with the U.S. Department of Defence and is committed to further deepening and sustaining existing collaboration through the framework of the U.S. Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership. 11 Contribution to Strengthening Regional and International Security |