Combat Training Center of Georgian Armed Forces to be built near Tbilisi
By Kamila Aliyeva
The Combat Training Center of the Georgian Armed Forces will be built near Tbilisi with the U.S. assistance, Georgian Defense Minister Levan Izoria said.
The project envisaging the creation of this center is carried out together with our American partners, he said while addressing a meeting of the Georgian parliamentary committee on defense and security, TASS reported.
"Georgian side will allocate 10 million lari ($4 million) for the construction of this center," the minister said.
The center will be established on the territory of the Georgian military base in Vaziani, according to Izoria.
On February 11, the Georgian Ministry of Defense released information about the meeting between Georgian Defense Minister, U.S. Army commander in Europe Lieutenant-General Frederick Ben Hodges and the head of the training command of U.S. European Forces Brigadier General Antonio Augusto, which was held at the training base of the U.S. Armed Forces in German Hohenfelse.
During the meeting, it was noted that agreements on cooperation between Georgia and the U.S. in the defense sphere determine long-term tasks in this direction.
On December 6, 2016, Georgian Defense Minister Levan Izoria and U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Carpenter signed a framework agreement on security cooperation for 2016–2019 that will promote further development of the Georgian defense system.
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