Ministry of Defence of Georgia
June 28, 2013
Georgian Defence Minister met with General Dunford
Defence Minister of Georgia Irakli Alasania held a meeting with the Commander of the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A), General Joseph F. Dunford and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence, Dr. Evelyn Farkas. The meeting was held within the framework of the “Georgian Defence and Security Conference”.
At the meeting the sides talked about the participation of Georgian military servicemen in the NATO-led international mission in Afghanistan and Georgia’s role in post-ISAF period. Defence Minister discussed the existing circumstances in Afghanistan and future cooperation prospects with ISAF Commander.
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Ministry of Defence of Georgia
June 28, 2013
Levan Dolidze’s Meeting with Evelyn Farkas
Within the framework of the “Georgian Defence and Security Conference”, First Deputy Defence Minister Levan Dolidze held a meeting with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence Evelyn Farkas.
At the meeting the sides referred to the US-Georgian bilateral cooperation issues in defence sphere and ongoing reforms in the Georgian MoD. Georgia’s NATO integration prospects and the next NATO summit were also topics of the discussion. The sides talked about Georgia’s contribution in international missions, Georgia’s role in post-ISAF period and transit proposals from the Georgian side.
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence thanked the Georgian side for the contribution in ISAF mission and once more expressed readiness to render Georgia assistance in achieving NATO interoperability and enhancing defence capabilities.
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