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18-01-04, 16:20
US military will stay in Georgia
By Natalia Antelava
In Tbilisi, Georgia
US officials have said that their military presence in Georgia will now become permanent.
The American military has been training and equipping the Georgian army since the spring of 2002.
Having trained three battalions of Georgian soldiers, US military instructors were due to leave in March.
Georgia's new president-elect has set the removal of Russian troops still based in the country as a major priority for his government.
On Saturday the US ambassador to Georgia said they had decided to continue training the Georgian army in a full-time programme.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3406941.stm
Opmerkelijk overigens dat ondanks de Amerikaanse bezetting de Tjetsjeense terroristen nog steeds onderdak in Georgie hebben.
By Natalia Antelava
In Tbilisi, Georgia
US officials have said that their military presence in Georgia will now become permanent.
The American military has been training and equipping the Georgian army since the spring of 2002.
Having trained three battalions of Georgian soldiers, US military instructors were due to leave in March.
Georgia's new president-elect has set the removal of Russian troops still based in the country as a major priority for his government.
On Saturday the US ambassador to Georgia said they had decided to continue training the Georgian army in a full-time programme.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3406941.stm
Opmerkelijk overigens dat ondanks de Amerikaanse bezetting de Tjetsjeense terroristen nog steeds onderdak in Georgie hebben.