NATO allies urge "the Georgian government to stay on the path they decided a couple of years ago," says the Alliance's chief, Mark Rutte, during a press conference in Brussels. Rutte adds that Georgia should "take democracy further also on its road to more EU and NATO integration." Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in Georgia in the past few days, infuriated by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's announcement last week that the government would shelve talks on EU accession until 2028. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES