We would like to comment on the biased media reports prepared by some TV companies about the injured military serviceman of the Georgian Defence Forces. 

We would like to respond to information released by some media outlets about the injured military serviceman of the Georgian Defence Forces.  

Creating a decent living environment is a prerequisite for respectable military service – implementation of the most large-scale project, within the social policy stated by Defense Minister Irakli Garibashvili that is oriented to soldier’s well-being, has been launched on Makhata Mountain today.  

Bilateral cooperation in defence sphere between Georgia and the Republic of France has been upgraded to a new stage. High-level mountain military exercise was completed at the Sachkhere Mountain Training School.

The process of equipping the military servicemen with high quality winter shoes has already started in the Georgian Defence Forces. The military will use the world brand shoes Lowa in summer, and boots Haix in winter.

Modernization of the armament in the Georgian Defence Force is underway. By the support of the United States, equipping the military units with the U.S made NATO 5,56  mm caliber M249 light machine guns has already launched.

The 11th Battalion of I Infantry Brigade has officially engaged in Georgian Defense Readiness Program (GDRP). Chief of Defense Forces, Major General Giorgi Matiashvili addressed to the military at Combat Readiness Center (CTC), congratulated them on launching the GDRP and wished them successful implementation of the training.  

Under the initiative of Defense Minister of Georgia, modernization of Auto Park is in active phase. Defense Ministry purchased 160 items of Ford Ranger 0.75 ton Pick-Up trucks within the program of purchasing NATO standards new equipment, stated by Defense Minister Irakli Garibashvili.     

Defense Ministry of Georgia purchased unmanned aerial vehicles form the Spanish partners, replaced old UAVs by new ones and trained its personnel. Completing of intelligence units with UAVs has already launched that includes equipment of the units with modern tactical and operative unmanned reconnaissance systems.   

State flags are dipped on all administrative buildings of Defense Ministry of Georgia and in the military units of Defense Forces. 27 years passed since the fall of Sokhumi. State flags are dipped on Defense Ministry and in the military bases throughout Georgia in order to honor all who fell in the Abkhazian War. 

Irakli Garibashvili: "Georgia has become the second non-NATO country to join NATO's Smart Defensc Project - Malware Information Sharing Platform (MISP)”.  

Minister of Defence of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili and Minister of Defence of Hungary Tibor Benkő discussed the aspects of bilateral defence cooperation during the meeting held in the Ministry of Defence.