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PARTNERSHIPS: PROMOTING PEACE AND SECURITY

Speech made at the  Partnership for Peace Consortium’s 14th annual conference June 19-20, 2012. Radisson Blue Hotel,  Tbilisi, Georgia   Ladies and Gentlemen, Excellences, dear Guests! It is an honor and privilege to address this distinguished audience here in Georgia. We are proud that severe security challenges notwithstanding, Georgia manages to keep peace, steady progress and goal-driven business environment in all spheres of public life. Because this is opening speech, let me be little philosophical about the role of partnerships in promoting peace and security. Of course, partnership is nothing but reality for this audience, and we all know that m utual interest and cooperation are the two core aspects for any partnership. Peace and security, as some of the most complex goals, cannot be achieved without wider consensus and cooperation. Partnerships help both to achieve consensus and to carry out consensus-based decisions, once they’re made.