Georgia and North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) relations officially began in 1994 when Georgia joined the NATO-run Partnership for Peace . Georgia has moved quickly following the Rose Revolution in 2003 to seek closer ties and eventual membership with NATO . Georgia 's powerful northern neighbor , Russia , has opposed the closer ties , including those expressed at the 2008 Bucharest summit where NATO members promised that Georgia would eventually join the organization . In the 7 December 2011 statement of the North Atlantic Council Georgia was designated as an " aspirant country "
2008 Bucharest summit
2008 Bucharest summit
Georgia–NATO relations