Georgian Defence Minister, EU Ambassador review security assistance

The latest assistance measure adopted by the Council of the European Union for the Georgian Defence Forces was discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze and the bloc’s Ambassador to Georgia Pawel Herczynski. 

The €30 million support adopted for Georgia is aimed to strengthen the country's defence potential and develop capabilities that will contribute to its active cooperation with the EU within the framework of the Common Defence and Security Policy, the Georgian Defence Ministry said.

Approved under the European Peace Facility, it includes provision of engineering, command and control, medical, logistics and cyber defence equipment to the GDF.

• EU adopts €30 million assistance measures to support Georgian defence sector

The officials reviewed the cooperation, with Burchuladze thanking Herczynski for his support to Georgia and stressing the cooperation between the sides was “dynamic”, and the security dimension one of its “critical areas”.

The meeting also noted Georgia was the “most important and reliable partner” for the EU in the region, and that both sides had a “strong” interest in deepening cooperation in defence and security, including for increasing resilience to hybrid threats.