In the frames of NATO Defence Ministerial taking place in Brussels Georgian Defence Minister Irakli Alasania held bilateral meeting with his Afghan counterpart Bismillah Khan Mohhamadi.

As MOD of Georgia reported, the sides talked on the progress of international mission in Afghanistan and discussed post-ISAF operation. An attention was attributed to handing over the security responsibility to Afghan National Security Forces.

Ministers expressed willingness to further develop the cooperation between Georgian and Afghan defence ministries. In the upcoming future, the ministries of defence of both countries will conclude Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the military field.

Irakli Alasania talked on the readiness of Georgian government to support ANSF in the process of implementation of reforms.

“We have reaffirmed once again that the Georgian government stands ready to support Afghans because we, like Afghanistan, have experienced Soviet Occupation, Civil War, though survived and became stronger. The reforms which were implemented in Georgia are interesting for them. Therefore, we are going to share our experience with them. Given that, we will conclude a bilateral agreement”, outlined Minister of Defence.

Following the Ministerial, Irakli Alasania summed up the results of the Summit in Brussels-“Georgia`s image in NATO changes to the best day by day. They appreciate a huge contribution Georgian troops are providing to the global security. Everybody thinks that Georgia goes ahead towards NATO integration.”