France and Georgia discuss military cooperation

Georgia’s Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia and the new French ambassador to Georgia Renaud Salins met in Tbilisi and discussed issues of cooperation in military area.

The sides discussed the priority areas of cooperation between the two countries’ defense ministries, as well as plans for the future. The importance of Georgian troops’ participation in operations in Afghanistan and the prospects for development of military education were also discussed, Georgian Defence Ministry said.