Georgian Defence Minister joins Ukraine Defence Contact Group virtual meeting
Defence ministers and high-ranking military personnel from 50 countries participated in the 10th meeting of the international group supporting Ukraine, discussing initiatives to provide the country with coordinated military assistance in combating the ongoing Russian offensives. Photo via Defence Ministry
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Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Wednesday took part in the virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group to discuss the current situation in Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion.
Defence ministers and high-ranking military personnel from 50 countries participated in the 10th meeting of the international group supporting Ukraine, discussing initiatives to provide the country with coordinated military assistance in combating the ongoing Russian offensives.
The 10th edition of the Contact Group was organised by Lloyd Austin, the United States Secretary of Defence and General Mark Milley, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and was also attended by Major General Giorgi Matiashvili, the Chief of Georgian Defence Forces, the Georgian Defence Ministry said.
The Contact Group of Ukraine was formed at the initiative of the US, and the inaugural gathering was held at the US Ramstein Air Base in Germany in April of the last year, with Burchuladze joining the meetings since June, starting with the third session in Brussels.
A Georgian delegation chaired by the country’s Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Tuesday joined more than 50 top military officials from NATO member and allied states in Brussels to discuss assistance to Ukraine amid its ongoing defence from the Russian invasion.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Wednesday participated in the meeting of Rammstein format of NATO in Brussels for the first time, discussing strategies and initiatives to assist Ukraine in combating the ongoing Russian offensives.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Thursday said his Government was doing its “utmost” in supporting Ukraine in its defence from the Russian invasion, considering the presence of Russian troops in Georgia’s occupied regions.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Friday joined his counterparts from NATO member and partner states in a meeting of the alliance’s Ukraine Defence Contact Group for discussing strategies and initiatives to assist the country in combating the ongoing Russian offensives.
Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Sunday said Georgia was among 38 countries that had applied to the International Criminal Court in Hague to investigate war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine, which had resulted in the ICC issuing an arrest warrant for the Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Monday said the Government was aiming to promote armed service and “raise the youth with patriotic spirit”.