Georgia, Tbilisi, March 31 / Trend N. Kirtskhalia /
Georgia needs heavy armaments, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili
told The Cable blog during his recent visit to the United States. The
Cable is owned by Foreign Policy magazine.
He said at this stage, Georgia buys certain light weapons from the U.S.
"But really it does not need light armaments," Saakashvili said in an
interview with The Cable, which was published on March 30. "Georgia
has a lot of armaments. There are many alternative ways to buy it."
"Georgia needs one thing that we cannot get anywhere," he said. "It is
anti-aircraft and anti-tank armaments. It must be the next stage of
cooperation between Georgia and the U.S. in the military sphere."
A few days ago, Commander of the United States European Command
Admiral James Stavridis said the U.S. does not deliver heavy weapons
to Georgia. The statement angered Sen. John McCain. He said he will
achieve heavy weapons supplies for air defense systems in Georgia from
the U.S leadership.
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