Within the official visit to the Republic of Armenia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hosted Georgian Minister of Defence. At the meeting with the Head of the Government, Irakli Garibashvili focused on friendly and good-neibourly relations with Armenian people and underlined that Georgia supports balanced policy that promotes stability in the region.

Minister of Defence of Georgia pays official visit to the Republic of Armenia. After the official welcome ceremony, Irakli Garibashvili held the first meeting with Armenian Minister of Defence David Tonoyan.

Under Irakli Garibashvili’s initiative, Defense Ministry of Georgia will render assistance to military servicemen and their families in providing decent living conditions in purpose to honor their multi-year professional career and devoted service to the motherland.  

Georgian Defence Forces will be supplied with the highest quality Georgia- produced fresh pork. Ministry of Defence of Georgia continues improving social conditions for the military servicemen.  

The 12th Battalion of I Infantry Brigade of Georgian Defence Forces held a humanitarian operation at the Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. The Georgian peacekeepers handed over items, products and clothing to the Afghan Military Police servicemen for Orphanage.  

Minister of Defence of Georgia once again remembered the cadets fallen in the battle for Georgia` s independence in February, 1921.

Because of Soviet Occupation Day of Georgia National Flags are dipped in entire Georgia. National and Defense Forces Flags were also dipped at MoD and in all military units of Georgian Defense Forces.       

School children commemorated the soldiers fallen for Georgia’s territorial integrity in 2008. The children of the fallen militaries – Corporal Gizo Tsulaia, Captain Merab Akhobadze and Sergeant Levan Melkadze participated in the event “Soldiers of Homeland”. The juveniles read extracts about the devoted heroes from the works of Georgian classic writers and recalled the histories of the fallen soldiers in August War.     

Defense Minister of Georgia participated in the event “Georgia’s Defenders’ Day” dedicated to the memory of Junkers. Irakli Garibashvili met with the members of General Mazniashvili Youth Legion at Junkers’ memorial in Kojori. He laid a wreath at the memorial and paid a tribute to the memory of fallen heroes.  

Memory Day of Junkers fallen in the Kojori-Tabakhmela battle against the Russian Army on February 23rd, 1921 was held at Georgian Parliament.  President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili, Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, Chairman of Parliament Archil Talakvadze, Defense Minister Irakli Garibashvili, as well as the representatives of executive and legislative bodies attended the event.    

Winter Basic Mountain Course is in active phase in Bakuriani. 31 military servicemen of NATO member and partner 7 countries participated in the winter training held within NATO Partnership for Peace program. Together with the Georgian soldiers the military from the USA, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Ukraine, Poland and Belarus learn mountain technical skills in winter conditions.     

The 41st Battalion of IV Mechanized Brigade held platoon level situational exercise on Vaziani range.