Today Minister of Defence Bacho Akhalaia accompanied military servants of the 31st Battalion on their way to Germany. The enhanced Battalion of the 3rd Brigade of GAF (185 soldiers) will undergo military trainings in the German Town of Hohenfelse. The Company is integrated in the Battalion, going to Afghanistan to perform the peace-keeping mission there. “Our soldiers are properly trained, giving me a confidence that they will be capable to effectively accomplish the duties assigned to them`, stated Minister. The soldiers of the 31st Battalion has been going through the intensive military trainings since September 2009, getting ready for participation in the ISAF operation in Afghanistan. The level of preparedness of the Georgian peace contingent is being examined and evaluated by the experts of the US Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC), as well as the US Marine Corpse trainers and consultants. In total, 750 Georgian military servants are taking part in exercises in American Base located in Hohefelse. They are passing through the trainings in Germany step-by step. In case of successful completion of exercises, Georgian militaries will be entirely prepared to get engaged in the peace-support mission, led by NATO in Afghanistan.
Former officials of the Georgian Education Ministry have been sent to two-month pre-trial custody. The court trial for Davit Mamardashvili and Zviad Kikvadze was held at Tbilisi City Court on Thursday.
Police have arrested murder suspect, Giorgi Diasamidze. The young man is suspected of killing his classmate, Valeri Kandelaki with a knife. Kandelaki had numerous injuries on his breast and back and doctors failed to save him.
The Investigation Department of the Ministry of Finance has arrested four people in suspicion of document forgery. According to the investigation, an individual entrepreneur, the director of the Galaxy ltd, sales manager...
Public discussions of new draft Constitution of Georgia continue. Members of the commission working on the constitutional changes held Thursday a meeting with representatives of the council of ethnic minorities at the Public Defender`s Office.
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The Russian Post has recognized status of Georgia`s occupied region South Ossetia. Since that, telegrams from Moscow to Tskhinvali will be sent directly, evading Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister is paying official visit to Lithuania. Nikoloz Gilauri has already held meetings with the president and the prime minister of Lithuania.
The ambassador of the United States to Georgia, John Bass has said the informal visit of the former state secretary, Mrs. Condoleezza Rice to Georgia is very important. Because it emphasizes the significance of ongoing reforms in the country.
A group of 24 aw faculty students of the University of Georgia have returned from Germany, where they attended summer school. The lectures of German language for Georgian students and professors were delivered in the Münster University.