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08 March 2012 [13:15] - Today.Az
Georgia and NATO signed an agreement to extend mutual cooperation in the area of security. The agreement was signed on Wednesday in Brussels during a meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission, Georgian Foreign Ministry said.
Secretary of Georgia's Security Council Giga Bokeria, who was heading Georgian delegation said after the meeting that this document is very important for Georgia, as it implies increased cooperation in security and removal of existing threats to Georgia.
"It concerns the analysis of and assistance in ensuring Georgia's defense and cybersecurity, which is very important for us because we were often subjected to such attacks in the past", said Bokeria. He also said that regional security issues and threats to Georgia in the region were discussed during the committee meeting.
Georgian envoy to NATO Grigol Mgaloblishvili said that NATO Secretary-General welcomed the strengthening of cooperation and almost double increase in number of Georgian troops in Afghanistan. "Georgia is a major player in ensuring international security, which is primarily seen in the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan, where NATO has its most significant operation," he said.
Mgaloblishvili said that a new agreement on extending cooperation in the area of security also omplies further assistance in ensuring compliance of the Georgian defense structures to NATO standards.
/Trend/
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