Georgia and Lithuania discuss prospects for deeper military cooperation
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Georgia’s Minister of Defence Levan Izoria met the head of Lithuania’s Armed Forces Lieutenant General Jonas Vytautas Zukas in Tbilisi today.
Existing ties in the defence field and prospects for deeper military cooperation were discussed at the meeting.
The officials stressed the importance of sharing Lithuania’s experience in the process of drafting Georgia’s National Defence Plan.
Izoria and Zukas also spoke about Georgian and Lithuanian soldiers’ joint participation in military exercises and cooperation for military education.
The Lithuanian delegation with the defence official will complete its visit in Georgia tomorrow.
The Lithuanian defence delegation arrived to Georgia yesterday.
Vytautas Zukas held his first meeting with his Georgian counterpart Vladimer Chachibaia.
Chachibaia stressed Georgian-Lithuania close cooperation in the defence field and thanked Lithuania for Georgia’s political and practical support.
The same day the Lithuania delegation put a wreath at the memorial of the Georgian heroes fallen for territorial integrity.
Georgia’s defence system greets New Year with brand new military vehicles to deal with chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense hazards.
Georgian and Lithuanian Defence Ministers Levan Izoria and Raimundas Karoblis addressed security situation in the Baltic and South Caucasian regions, the reform of the countries’ armed forces and participation in multinational operations yesterday.
The Georgian Defence Ministry and the United States European Command have signed a memorandum of understanding about strengthening the defence capabilities of Georgia today.
Nine Georgian infantry battalions will undergo 3-year exercises together with American instructors starting in March of 2018, says Georgian Defence Minister Levan Izoria.
The Lithuanian capital of Vilnius has celebrated Tbilisoba City Fest, or Tbilisoba with special events. Representatives of the Lithuanian government, parliament, diplomatic corps, media and Georgian diaspora were among the guests of the festival.