U.S. TO TRAIN AND EQUIP ANOTHER 4,000 GEORGIAN SERVICEMEN

Monday, 27 September 2004

U.S. TO TRAIN AND EQUIP ANOTHER 4,000 GEORGIAN SERVICEMEN

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The United States will continue to help train and equip Georgian servicemen, Georgian Defense Minister Giorgi Baramidze said at the Tbilisi airport on Monday upon returning from Washington. \"U.S.

The United States will continue to help train and equip Georgian servicemen, Georgian Defense Minister Giorgi Baramidze said at the Tbilisi airport on Monday upon returning from Washington. \"U.S. assistance in the training of Georgian servicemen will be increased in comparison to the previous Train and Equip program by approximately 200%. Some 4,000 Georgian servicemen will be trained,\" Baramidze said. The new program will be funded by the U.S., Baramidze said. (Interfax)

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