During the recent press point, following his meeting in the Parliament, James Appathurai said: 

”The NATO governments will also want to see continued reform and they also like to see a less polarized political environment here, to see government and opposition work together, to see decisions taken across the political divide; it is quite a polarized political environment here, and allied governments are looking at that quite carefully.” 

“When it comes to what Georgia should do [regarding open-door policy], I would just say this, it is quite clear for the NATO governments, as far as I can see, that the vast majority of the Georgian population supports the NATO membership, that this is something broadly felt in the political system as well and I am gratified to hear that in the Parliament, that this is a cross-spectrum political position, its a Constitutional decision, so as long as that’s the case, I think it is quite clear,” - Appathurai added.

Asked about international sanctions and Georgia’s moves, NATO’s Appathurai stated: “Georgia is in a very complicated geographic and security position. It is also the case that NATO governments want to see all countries, likeminded or not, but certainly, likeminded countries do the absolute maximum to support Ukraine and to put pressure on Russia to stop this war.”