Georgia, Tbilisi, April 30 / Trend N. Kirtskhalia /
Georgia will continue to modernize and equip its army with modern materiel, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said at the training ground in Vaziani.
The field exercises of all kinds of Georgian armed forces at battalion level were held in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Georgian army. The exercises were commanded by the Georgian land forces commander Giorgi Kalandadze. About 79 units of materiel - tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, helicopters, airplanes were used.
"Every day we think about how to strengthen the army, which is the main protection of our homeland," the president said.
After the exercises, about 200 servicemen were awarded with various medals by the president and defense minister Bacho Akhalaia.
The minister said that these exercises are held regularly.