According to former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Washington should help Georgia become an active participant in NATO’s regional strategy, the Voice of America reported.

Rumsfeld noted that Georgia can play an important role "in the strategies of any consortium within the framework of NATO regarding the protection of the Black Sea and the ‘New Europe’ from Russian adventurism."

"Georgia is located on a major transport route leading from the Caspian Sea to America's allies in Europe. It creates a barrier in the flow of jihadists from other regions of the former Soviet Union to the Middle East," Rumsfeld wrote in an article published in The Wall Street Journal.

"The time has come when the United States should recognize the importance of Georgia and help it to become an active participant in planning and developing a regional strategy,” the former US Secretary of Defense believes.

Rumsfeld also noted that, "the hindrances on Georgia’s way to NATO membership must be removed, and Georgia should receive a plan of action to join the alliance without further delay."

  Georgia, USA, NATO

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