The cooperation between the Georgian Defence Ministry and the European Union Monitoring Mission was discussed by Deputy Defence Minister Lela Chikovani and Dimitrios Karabalis, the EUMM Head in Georgia, the Ministry said on Sunday.
At the extended meeting, the representatives of the Ministry and the EUMM reviewed future plans, with Karabalis briefing the Georgian side on the activities of the mission and emphasising the importance of cooperation with the Defence Ministry.
In her turn, Chikovani also highlighted the important role of the EUMM as the only international monitoring mechanism in maintaining stability in Georgia.
EUMM Georgia was deployed in September 2008, following an EU-mediated ceasefire, which ended the war between Russia and Georgia in August of that year, to contribute to “stabilisation, normalisation and confidence-building between the conflict parties”.