From 8 to 11 December 2025, Major General Eray Üngüder, Director of the Cooperative Security Division of NATO's International Military Staff, conducted an official visit to Georgia. During the visit, Major General Üngüder, who was appointed to his current position in August 2025, received comprehensive briefings on the ongoing and planned activities of the NATO Liaison Office in Georgia. The discussions highlighted cooperation across the full range of available partnership tools.
Major General Üngüder visited the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package (SNGP) Office, where he met with the NATO Core Team to exchange views on current initiatives implemented under the SNGP.
He also paid a courtesy call on Paata Patiashvili, Deputy Minister of Defence, and senior military leadership of the Georgian Defence Forces and visited the NATO-Georgia Joint Training and Evaluation Center (JTEC), and the Defence Institution Building School (DIBS).
Concluding his visit, Major General Üngüder officially opened the NATO-Georgia Military Staff Talks, held for the fourth time in 2025.
