The base for the Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Georgian Defense Ministry will be built according to NATO standards within two years, Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili said on Tuesday, speaking to the military on the 23rd anniversary of the creation of military special forces, Report informs via TASS.
“Today we are celebrating the start of a truly massive project at the Mukhrovani [military] base. This was our promise. A special, modern center of the Special Operations Forces and a full-fledged base will be built, which will fully comply with NATO standards,” Garibashvili said.
According to the premier, who arrived at the Mukhrovani military base near Tbilisi, the construction of the $70 million project was initiated on Tuesday by the symbolic laying of a capsule.
The first group of military special forces was created in Georgia on November 22, 1999. Since the creation of the unit, it has taken part both in military operations on the territory of Georgia and in peacekeeping missions, including in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan.