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French national navy warship enters Batumi port

The French ship entered Batumi port earlier today. Photo: RFE/RL.

Agenda.ge, 22 Nov 2019 - 13:41, Tbilisi,Georgia

French National Navy warship Commandant Birot has entered the port in Georgia’s western coastal city of Batumi earlier today, Batumi City Hall has reported.

The reception of the ship in Batumi. Photo: Batumi City Hall press office.

Batumi City Hall says that the vessel entered the city port per a bilateral cooperation agreement in the naval field between Georgia and France and it will participate in a naval drill with Georgian border police personnel and special operative forces.

A joint drill is scheduled to take place on November 25.

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