Georgia marks 29th anniversary of armed forces

Georgian top officials marked the date at the memorial of fallen Georgian soldiers in central Tbilisi. Photo: government of Georgia press office. 

Agenda.ge, 30 Apr 2020 - 12:09, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia marks the 29th anniversary of the creation of its armed forces today. 

The National Guard was established according to a Resolution of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia in December 1990.

On April 24, 1991, Georgia’s Cabinet Ministers issued a decree to recruit the country’s youth for compulsory military service, and conscription into the army officially launched on April 30 of that year.

Georgia top officials at the memorial of fallen Georgian soldiers today. Photo: government of Georgia press office.

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, President Salome Zurabishvili, Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze and Defence Minister Irakli Garibashvili came to the memorial of fallen Georgian soldiers in central Tbilisi to lay wreaths.