Georgian Ministry of Defense
March 20, 2023

The winter basic course of mining training has been completed

Within the framework of NATO’s “Partnership for Peace” program (PFP), the basic winter training course for mining has been completed. 25 military personnel from 6 NATO member and non-member countries underwent mining training for three weeks in Bakuriani….During the course, the military also conducted a tactical march.

Col. Malkhaz Merlan, deputy commander of training and military education, and commander of the mining training school, Lt. Col. Ivane Tskhadadze attended the course release ceremony at the Sachkheri Mining Training School. Malkhaz Merlan addressed the graduates…and drew attention to the importance of conducting multinational military exercises.

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Georgian Ministry of Defense
March 20, 2023

The highest inter-agency course on defense and security has been completed

Defense and Security Advanced Program at Defense Institution Building School (DIBS) has been completed. The graduation ceremony of the course was held in ” Army Hall ” of the Ministry of Defense. The leaders of the Ministry of Defense congratulated the trainees of the first edition of the Defense and Security Interagency Program on the completion of the course. In his speech, Deputy Minister Grigol Giorgadze focused on the importance of the course and wished success to the representatives of various agencies. Commander of the Defense Forces, Major-General Giorgi Matiashvili and other high-ranking representatives presented diplomas to the participants of the program….

The “Higher National Defense and Security Program” was created as a result of two years of intensive work and consultations within the framework of the Defense and Security Training and Analytical Center, established on the basis of the NATO-accredited Defense Institutional Building School (DIBS)….