The first deputy of the Minister of Defense pays official visit in Brussels. Gocha Ratiani attended the meeting of the supervision council of NATO-Georgia professional development in NATO head quarters, reports GHN.
The first deputy of the Minister of Defense delivered speech for the participants of the meeting. Gocha Ratiani thanked member countries of alliance for the support of Georgia. In his speech he paid attention to the reforms in the Ministry of Defense, on the importance of implementation of NATO-Georgia essential package, about process of NATO-Georgia professional development and future priorities of the Ministry.
With the statement of the deputy of the Minister the priority of the Ministry of Defense will be improvement of the system of defense management, strengthening of defense, effective implementation of NATO-Georgia essential package and institutionalization of reform in the system of defense.
Gocha Ratiani talked about joint training in the frame of NATO-Georgia essential package and about importance of formation of assessment center and the school of institutional reconstruction of defense.
In the frame of three day visit the first deputy of the Minister of Defense will hold meeting with the special representative of NATO Secretary General in South Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai, with the deputy of assistant of NATO Secretary General in the issues of defense policy and planning Jonathan Parish, with special representative of NATO Secretary General in gender direction ambassador Maria Schurman and with the representatives of honesty raise group.