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Defence attachés visit Cybersecurity Bureau of Defence Ministry

Luka Mgeladze, the Director of the Bureau, welcomed the foreign diplomats and provided them with comprehensive information on the agency’s goals, the press office of the Defence Ministry said.Photo: Ministry of Defence.

Agenda.ge, 21 Apr 2022 - 11:57, Tbilisi,Georgia

Foreign defence attachés accredited in Georgia visited the Cybersecurity Bureau of the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday, as part of the state agency’s annual plan to introduce reforms under the Ministry and future prospects to dignitaries.

Luka Mgeladze, the Director of the Bureau, welcomed the foreign diplomats and provided them with comprehensive information on the agency’s goals, the press office of the Defence Ministry said.

Achievements and future plans and reforms for the Bureau were also summarised by the Georgian official for the visiting attachés.

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