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18 of November, 00:50

Ministry of defence: in Georgia will open a training centre NATO
Magee, Kikaleyshvili. In common with NATO training Centre will open in Georgia, said the head of the defense Ministry Mindia Dzhanelidze first day of the week.

Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili met on the first day of the week with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels. Following the meeting, the Secretary-General said that he hoped for the implementation of the agreements of the September summit of the Commonwealth in Wales, for example, creating in Georgia joint training center.

" The center will open. Where it will operate is subject to review between NATO and the Ministry of defense, " said Dzhanelidze reporters and added that At this point in time, Georgia is waiting for proposals from partners on the issue.

during the NATO summit in Wales 4-5 September approved a package of measures that promote Georgia's bid for membership in the Alliance. Within the package provided by the opening in Georgia training center, which will host the training of the Soldiers of the Commonwealth and the partner countries of NATO. Georgia also received the special status of the partner and moved to the new advanced format military cooperation with the countries-parties to the North Atlantic Commonwealth.

Institutional cooperation between Georgia and NATO began in 1994, when Georgia became a member of the Partnership for peace (PfP - Parntnership for Peace). After the " rose revolution " in 2004 the cooperation between Georgia and NATO became more intense. In April 2008 in Bucharest at the conference of heads of NATO members, it was confirmed that Georgia and Ukraine in the future have the opportunity to become NATO members, subject to compliance with the standards of the Commonwealth.

Institutional cooperation between Georgia and NATO began in 1994, when Georgia became a member of the Partnership for peace (PfP - Parntnership for Peace). After the " rose revolution " in 2004 the cooperation between Georgia and NATO became more intense. In April 2008 in Bucharest at the conference of heads of NATO members, it was confirmed that Georgia and Ukraine in the future have the opportunity to become members of NATO - subject to compliance with the standards of the Commonwealth.

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