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The presentation of a book diplomatic corps accredited to this opportunity and express
called “NATO-Georgia’s Secu- Georgia attended the presenta- gratitude to the authors of the
rity” was held at the Tbilisi Mar- tion of the handbook. book and leadership of the De-
riot hotel. Presentation of the book was fence Ministry for their efforts
The handbook contains in- opened by the First Deputy De- and important steps Georgia has
formation about the structure of fence Minister Batu Kutelia. recently taken in the NATO in-
the Alliance, the relationship be- “The book will be interest- tegration process.”
tween NATO and Georgia and ing for readers of all ages. It will The handbook was published
historical reasons behind the de- help raise awareness of students with the financial support of the
cision of a group of democratic and interested readers about the Georgian and Latvian Defence
states to establish the North At- North Atlantic Alliance and Ministries. The project was ini-
lantic Treaty Organization. NATO-Georgia relationship. tiated by the “Information Cen-
Readers can get information Georgian citizens must be well ter on NATO”, “New Genera-
about the details of NATO trans- informed why Georgia wants to tion, New Initiative” and Latvi-
formation after the Cold War. integrate in the Alliance and an Transatlantic Organization.
Parliamentary Chairperson what benefits NATO member- The handbook “NATO-
Nino Burjanadze, the First Dep- ship will bring.” Georgia’s Security” is designat-
uty Defence Minister Batu Parliamentary Chairperson ed for students and is addition-
Kutelia, Deputy Defence Min- Nino Burjanadze commented al reading material for schools.
ister Giorgi Muchaidze, Chief on the importance of the new The books will be distributed at
of Joint Staff of the Georgian handbook: “The content of the secondary schools free of
Armed Forces Col. Zaza Goga- book is very interesting and charge.
Reservists during fire exercise va, representatives of NGOs and very important. I want to use Shalva Londaridze
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Winter Mountain Training Course Completed Defence Today
Winter Mountain Training the course. was conducted in Sachkhere and MoD Publishes “Minister’s
Course was completed at the “This day is one more step Bakuriani. During the course Interviews the Minister Vision 2008-2011”
Sachkhere Mountain Training forward. Georgian Armed Forc- military servicemen were trained
School. es will have mountain instructors in movement in high mountain- of Defence of Armenia,
With the assistance of French trained in compliance with ous regions, searching and res- Brigadier General William
specialists, 14 instructors of the NATO standards,” stated Col. cuing persons buried under ava- Michael Harutinyan
Mountain Training School un- Zaza Gogava. The chief of train- lanches, as well as in technical Bowie Visits Georgia
derwent the training program on ing program Lionel Pechera skiing in paved-unpaved way. “I am proud to wear the
the basis of Georgian-French
Agreement signed in 2004.
spoke about the success of the
Georgian instructors: “I am sat-
They also improved shelter set-
ting up and obstacle overcoming uniform of the Georgian Training of Military
Today Georgian instructors isfied with the training level of skills in high mountainous re-
Army” Personnel in Georgia
were handed over diplomas of Georgian instructors. They have gions.
the Group Commander of Moun- achieved important success in The next training course will Ethnic Minorities in the Georgian Army on Trafficking in Persons
tain Unit. this training. I hope all of them be conducted in summer. Person-
The Chief of Joint Staff of the
Georgian Armed Forces congrat-
will become professionals.”
The four-week mountain
nel will be trained in mountain
climbing and movement in high 15th Anniversary of the German-Georgian Project
ulated the military servicemen training program included theo- mountainous regions.
Artillery Day Focuses on the Environment
on the successful completion of retical and practical trainings and Continued on p.3
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Photo Contest “My Soldier” Georgian side Chiefs of National Guard’s G-3 and G-5 divisions LTC. Valeri Dzeb-
isashvili and LTC. Telman Meskhidze attended the meeting as well. The sides dis-
cussed implementation of memorandum of understanding signed between MoD of
Georgia and ICRC at meeting.
Public Affairs Department of the Min- The purpose of the Memorandum of Understanding is dissemination of informa-
istry of Defence of Georgia announces tion in the Georgian Armed Forces regarding the principles and rules of Internation-
annual Photo Contest “My Soldier” al Humanitarian Law, Georgian legislative acts and international legal documents
aimed at popularization of the Georgian which determine the behavior of those who take part in hostilities. According to the
document, working groups will be set up that will meet at least three times a year.
Armed Forces. Interested professional They will draw up the annual action plan to carry out joint activities. The Memoran-
and amateur photographers are invited dum envisages organizing and holding seminars for MoD and the Georgian Armed
to participate in the contest. Forces personnel. Trainings in International Humanitarian Law will be provided for
Photo Contest “My Soldier” will be the students of Defence Academy and the Georgian peacekeepers.
The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Georgian Defence Minis-
held in the following nominations: The
try have been successfully cooperating since 2003. Dissemination and integration of
Best Portrait, The Best Composition, IHL in the Georgian Armed Forces activities and training represents one of the stan-
The Most Dynamic Shot and The Best dards and requirements of the international community and NATO.
Photo Coverage. The winners in each Nino Rusadze
nomination will be awarded cash priz-
es. The best photographer selected by the Winter Mountain Training Course Completed
jury will receive the special prize “My
Continued from p.1
Soldier”.
Photographers interested in taking They will study movement on icy
part in the photo contest can submit their surfaces and rescuing people from ice.
entries in electronic and A4-size format, Summer mountain training will be
no less than 10 photos, from March 20 completed with long distance forced
march, but before this, a Ukrainian
to April 20 at the following address: #20, platoon that will visit Georgia will re-
Gen. Kvinitadze St., Ministry of Defence ceive training at the Sachkhere Moun-
of Georgia; To Public Affairs Depart- tain School. Ukrainian military per-
ment, for Photo Contest “My Soldier”. sonnel will be trained by Georgian in-
structors. This training, to last for three
weeks, will be conducted in Gudauri.
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