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Prime Minister Addresses Participants of Didgori 2018 Exercise
2018-12-10 As Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze stated in his speech at the opening ceremony of the Didgori 2018 Command and Staff Exercise, Georgia's defense policy is based on the principles of deterrence and defense, and the successful implementation of this policy largely depends on the creation of a total defense system and enhanced international cooperation. According to the Head of Government, the exercises seek to enhance professionalism and readiness to strengthen Georgia's resilience, ultimately to put in place the country's greater peace, security, and stability. "Such exercises are important for strengthening our country's resilience, as they prepare us for coordinated interagency action, which is tied directly to the country's security, stability and, importantly, peace-building. Given the requirements of national defense, and especially the principle of total defense, it is of crucial importance to advance interagency cooperation and coordinated action to a higher qualitative level. This year's Didgori is based on NATO's doctrine manual, another vivid example of the dynamic growth of our interoperability with NATO. It is vitally important for the development of a sustainable defense system, a concrete precondition for accession to NATO," Mamuka Bakhtadze stated. The Prime Minister thanked the troops and staff of defense structures for organizing the exercises and the US, as Georgia's main strategic partner, and other NATO member and partner states, for Georgia's support growing by the year. "They stand by the Georgian state on the path of democracy-building, not only assisting us in forging a modern and stable state, but also supporting us in strengthening the country's defense capability and security. For its part, Georgia, alongside other democratic nations, makes its honorable contribution to cementing common Euro-Atlantic security and peace, everywhere where it is needed. Today, our military cooperation with our friend countries is growing stronger and deeper in leaps and bounds, and today Georgia is facing a qualitatively new reality as our country is stronger and better defended in unity with our partners. I am convinced that the Didgori 2018 Exercises will be a success to advance the participating structures to a new level in order to use their experience for strengthening the country's peace," the Prime Minister emphasized. Prime Minister's Press Office
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