Defense Minister: Georgia has successful military cooperation with neighbors

"Georgia has successful military cooperation with neighboring countries," local bureau of Report quotes, Defense Minister Irakli Garibashvili, as saying.

According to him, a military alliance with Turkey is of strategic importance: "In December last year, my Turkish counterpart and I signed a five-year agreement on military, financial cooperation."

Garibashvili also noted that Georgia's bilateral strategic cooperation with the United States has never been stronger than now.

In January, the Azerbaijani and Georgian defense ministries signed a bilateral cooperation plan for 2020 as Azerbaijan's Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov met with Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili in Tbilisi.

Touching upon the military-political situation in the region, the parties noted the importance of mutual support of the two countries' territorial integrity. They emphasized that the development of bilateral military cooperation will contribute to ensuring stability and security in the region.