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21/09/2015

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Georgia's defence minister makes the case for the former Soviet state to join Nato.

Sarah Montague talks to Georgia's defence minister Tinatin Khidasheli about the case for the former Soviet state to join Nato.

Georgia wants to join Nato. Georgia's defence minister, Tinatin Khidasheli, has been touring European Union countries making the case for the former Soviet state to join the club of western nations who vow to defend each other's borders. But it was only a few months ago that Russia  extended its control over South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which the United Nations still recognises as Georgian territory. So Is Nato prepared to face up to Russia over Georgia?

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