Georgian-US exercises are not directed against anyone

The Georgian-U.S exercises being held on the Vaziani military base are not aimed against anyone, Georgian Deputy Defence Minister Nodar Kharshiladze said.

This announcement was made after a statement made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who called the exercises in Vaziani a “‘provocation”.

Kharshiladze said that “it is our sovereign right to conduct joint exercises with a partner. They are not directed against anyone.”