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By Victoria Moiseyeva

Georgian and Latvian Presidents Giorgi Margvelashvili and Andris Berzins had a phone conversation on August 18.

The parties mulled the issues to be addressed at the upcoming Wales summit.

The Georgian president said it is important during the summit to jointly create new mechanisms that will enhance the security of the Euro-Atlantic area.

The two leaders noted that the stability in young democracies and guarantee of their peaceful development are becoming more topical issue amid the events in Georgia and Ukraine.

Margvelashvili, speaking about the summit's communiqué, underscored that the final document should enhance the prospects for Georgia's joining NATO.

Georgian president thanked Latvian counterpart for the support to Georgia's territorial integrity and its Euro-Atlantic aspirations.

Furthermore, he also expressed hope that the Latvian president's visit to Georgia, which is scheduled for November, will further deepen relations between two countries, including cooperation in economy, science and culture.

Wales will host the largest gathering of international leaders ever to take place in Britain as the UK hosts the NATO summit on September 4- 5, 2014.

President Barack Obama, Chancellor Angela Merkel and President FrancoisHollande are expected to attend along with leaders and senior ministers from around sixty other countries.

The summit comes as NATO draws down from its longest ever mission in Afghanistan and against a backdrop of instability in Ukraine.