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President Saakashvili: Georgia needs heavy weapons supplies from U.S

31 March 2011 [16:29] - TODAY.AZ
Georgia needs heavy armaments, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili told The Cable blog during his recent visit to the United States. The Cable is owned by Foreign Policy magazine.

He said at this stage, Georgia buys certain light weapons from the U.S. "But really it does not need light armaments," Saakashvili said in an interview with The Cable, which was published on March 30. "Georgia has a lot of armaments. There are many alternative ways to buy it."

"Georgia needs one thing that we cannot get anywhere," he said. "It is anti-aircraft and anti-tank armaments. It must be the next stage of cooperation between Georgia and the U.S. in the military sphere."

A few days ago, Commander of the United States European Command Admiral James Stavridis said the U.S. does not deliver heavy weapons to Georgia. The statement angered Sen. John McCain. He said he will achieve heavy weapons supplies for air defense systems in Georgia from the U.S leadership.


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