Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchublaustze Monday met with the Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia in Tbilisi on Monday.
According to the press service of the Georgian Ministry of Defense, the meeting discussed issues related to security in the Black Sea region and in the South Caucasus, as well as the prospects for the further development of cooperation in the military sphere after the completion of the NATO mission in Afghanistan “Decisive Support” and implemented jointly With the United States in Georgia, the GDRP program (Georgian Defense Preparedness Program), which implies training and equipment on the NATO standards of nine Georgian maneuverable battalions, transfers Interfax.
Premier Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili accepted Philip Ricer in Tbilisi, the Russian newspaper “Look”.
“It was a very positive meeting. We focused on the main directions of the US and Georgia strategic partnership, security and cooperation in the region,” said Georgian Prime Minister.
During the negotiations, security, defense, economic cooperation was discussed, noted in the administration of the Government of Georgia.
Note that in addition to Georgia, Philip Ricker will visit Azerbaijan and Armenia.