Georgian Gov’t to gift flats to 700 soldiers
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze stated that the government continues to support its soldiers.Photo: Defence Ministry press office.
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Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has stated that the government will gift flats to up to 700 soldiers in residential complexes built on the Makhata Mountain in central Tbilisi.
Bakhtadze made the statement during the ceremony dedicated to the 28th anniversary of the Georgian Armed Forces.
Bakhtadze said that it is a “very emotional project” for him.
We are beginning the construction of a new district for soldiers and their families. This is a very important project,” he said.
Bakhtadze stated that 700 soldiers have already expressed a desire to get involved in the project.
He said that soldiers with many children and those with higher ranks will be given priority.
Two Georgian peacekeepers have been distinguished for their service within the European Union’s training mission in the Central African Republic, receiving awards from officials in Bangui.
A group of Georgian service members returned from their six-month duty within the European Union Training Mission in the Central African Republic today after being relieved by a replacement unit in Bangui.
A platoon of the National Guard of Georgia departed for their rotation in an ongoing European Union training mission in the Central African Republic today.
Georgian Defence Forces are celebrating 28 years since their founding, with formal celebrations involving officials and military commanders joined by congratulatory messages from the public today.
Official occasions to mark the date were held in Georgia as well as locations where peacekeepers from the country are serving in international missions, while service members from allied nations offered their messages of support.
Georgia is going to build a 'military town' on Makhata Mountain in central Tbilisi where servicemembers will be offered affordable housing, announced Minister of Defence Irakli Gharibashvili earlier today.
More than 5,000 families of ex-servicemen, IDPs and socially vulnerable individuals will receive the legal deeds to the flats they already inhabit but that are legally owned by the Ministry of Defence.
An additional 115 IDP families will receive legal deeds to the flats they already inhabit but that are legally owned by the state.