Georgia, Tbilisi, April 28 / Trend, N.Kirtzkhalia /
At this stage, there is no reason to say that the North Caucasian terrorists were trained in Georgia, said Saturday the Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania, commenting on the statement by the Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili about the possibility of training militants in Georgia.
"There is a consequence, respectively, conclusions are not possible, however, at this stage there is no reason to think that it was" - Alasania said.
As for the special operation carried out in the Lapankuri gorge, ended with the deaths of 11 militants and two Georgian special forces in the summer of last year, according to Alasania, the investigation has are a lot of questions in this regard.
"The investigation is ongoing. Incident that occurred in Lapankuri, led to heavy casualties. We have a lot of questions on this matter, and, in particular, in relation to how the coordination between units of the Interior Ministry and the Defense Ministry during this operation was held. I want to note that there has been uncoordinated interaction, which became one of the causes of an unsuccessful operation, "- said Alasania.