Minister of Defence of Georgia visited NATO ENSEC COE

On September 14th, Director of NATO ENSEC COE colonel Gintaras Bagdonas met with Minister of Defence of Georgia Tinatin Khidasheli at the NATO Energy Security Centre of Exellence.

Director Col. G. Bagdonas and Deputy Director LTC Nicolas Henry presented general vision, objectives and main activities of the NATO ENSEC COE. After presentation, Col. G. Bagdonas and Minister of Defence of Georgia T. Khidasheli discussed possible future cooperation between ENSEC COE and Ministry of Defence of Gerogia by providing Energy Security experts for research and Energy Security course in newly established defence school.

Lithuania and Georgia have been developing defence cooperation since signing an agreement on defence cooperation in 2001.

Lithuania supports Georgia’s aspirations for Euro-Atlantic integration by political means and through practical assistance to the implementation of Georgia’s defence system and armed forces reforms.

In the recent past Lithuania has posted an officer to serve with the NATO-Georgian Joint Training and Evaluation Centre (JTEC) opened this August as our country supports a closer NATO cooperation with Georgia and the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package agreed to at the NATO Summit in Wales.

One Georgian representative is also posted in NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence.

In 2007–2013 Georgia’s military personnel served in the Lithuanian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team of Ghor in Afghanistan.