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Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:18 am (PDT) . Posted by:
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Civil Georgia
April 27, 2013
Saakashvili Meets Biden
Tbilisi: President Saakashvili met U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on April 26 at the Sedona Forum, an annual event organized by the McCain Institute for International Leadership in Sedona, Arizona.
“I had a lengthy conversation with the U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on the issues related to acceleration of Georgia’s NATO integration, free trade agreement with the United States – these are the pledges and agreements that we had when I met President Obama last year; the Vice President reaffirmed that the United States has not abandoned [Georgia] and will continue supporting us; that’s very important for me,” President Saakashvili said.
“In overall I think that we are ready to continue working on these issues together with the Georgian government in order to help Georgia in my remaining presidential term [till October 2013 presidential elections] in advancing and accelerating these issues,” he said.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported, quoting a statement from the White House, that during the meeting with President Saakashvili, Vice President Joe Biden “encouraged Georgia'
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Civil Georgia
April 27, 2013
Saakashvili Meets Biden
Tbilisi: President Saakashvili met U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on April 26 at the Sedona Forum, an annual event organized by the McCain Institute for International Leadership in Sedona, Arizona.
“I had a lengthy conversation with the U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on the issues related to acceleration of Georgia’s NATO integration, free trade agreement with the United States – these are the pledges and agreements that we had when I met President Obama last year; the Vice President reaffirmed that the United States has not abandoned [Georgia] and will continue supporting us; that’s very important for me,” President Saakashvili said.
“In overall I think that we are ready to continue working on these issues together with the Georgian government in order to help Georgia in my remaining presidential term [till October 2013 presidential elections] in advancing and accelerating these issues,” he said.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported, quoting a statement from the White House, that during the meeting with President Saakashvili, Vice President Joe Biden “encouraged Georgia'
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Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:19 am (PDT) . Posted by:
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Deutsche Presse-Agentur
April 23, 2013
Germany proposes rapid-response EU military training corps
Helen Maguire
Luxembourg: European Union defence ministers expressed interest Tuesday in a German proposal for the bloc‘s rapid-response battlegroups to run military training missions such as those conducted in Mali and Somalia, a top EU diplomat said.
"The German proposal is informed by real-life concepts, because we see that we do a lot of training," said Maciej Popowski of the European External Action Service.
Battlegroups were launched in 2007 to provide a quick military EU intervention in crisis situations, but have never been deployed in practice, prompting a rethink about how they could be used.
"These battlegroups have established themselves," said German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere ahead of Tuesday‘s meeting with his EU counterparts. "They are a strong element of joint European security policy."
The fact that they had not yet been deployed did not speak against the concept, he said.
"We see now that there are many situations in which the EU is challenged in different ways, for example in the rapid provision of training," the minister added.
Such a training corps could be involved in "observation, advice or support missions," either under the EU umbrella or on behalf of the United Nataions, he said.
Popowski said the concept still had to be discussed with EU member states, adding, "It was very well received, in the sense that it would fit into a potential reflection on the adjustment of the battlegroup concept."
The training element would not be at the expense of other battlegroup tasks but to "enhance the potential field of application,
General Patrick de Rousiers, the chairman of the EU Military Committee, said the German idea was one of several member state proposals on the future of the battlegroups.
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EU leaders are to discuss the bloc‘s defence policy and military capabilities at their summit in December. ============
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Deutsche Presse-Agentur
April 23, 2013
Germany proposes rapid-response EU military training corps
Helen Maguire
Luxembourg: European Union defence ministers expressed interest Tuesday in a German proposal for the bloc‘s rapid-response battlegroups to run military training missions such as those conducted in Mali and Somalia, a top EU diplomat said.
"The German proposal is informed by real-life concepts, because we see that we do a lot of training," said Maciej Popowski of the European External Action Service.
Battlegroups were launched in 2007 to provide a quick military EU intervention in crisis situations, but have never been deployed in practice, prompting a rethink about how they could be used.
"These battlegroups have established themselves," said German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere ahead of Tuesday‘s meeting with his EU counterparts. "They are a strong element of joint European security policy."
The fact that they had not yet been deployed did not speak against the concept, he said.
"We see now that there are many situations in which the EU is challenged in different ways, for example in the rapid provision of training," the minister added.
Such a training corps could be involved in "observation, advice or support missions," either under the EU umbrella or on behalf of the United Nataions, he said.
Popowski said the concept still had to be discussed with EU member states, adding, "It was very well received, in the sense that it would fit into a potential reflection on the adjustment of the battlegroup concept."
The training element would not be at the expense of other battlegroup tasks but to "enhance the potential field of application,
General Patrick de Rousiers, the chairman of the EU Military Committee, said the German idea was one of several member state proposals on the future of the battlegroups.
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EU leaders are to discuss the bloc‘s defence policy and military capabilities at their summit in December. ============
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Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:19 am (PDT) . Posted by:
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Interfax
April 30, 2013
Current Georgian army much larger than in August 2008 - South Ossetian President
TSKHINVAL: Solid protection of South Ossetia'
The president said that diplomatic efforts alone were not enough to protect the country because regardless of the change in authority, Georgia did not give up its territorial claims against South Ossetia.
"According to the available information, the current Georgian army exceeds considerably by any definition the one our opponents had in August 2008. The recent joint drills at the base in Vaziani show the continuing militarization of the neighboring country. And this means that we should keep our powder dry," Tibilov said.
At the same time, the South Ossetian president said that the country was under double protection - on the one hand, the Russian base and their forces deployed in South Ossetia and units of border control from Russia's Federal Security Service, and on the other hand the South Ossetian army.
"I can assure the country'
The South Ossetian president said that the previously made decision to decrease the number of its forces was the gravest mistake. "This caused negative strategic as well as social consequences. So I thought that my main task as commander-in-
Tibilov said that the efforts to equip servicemen technically, train them and protect socially would be continued.
Interfax
April 30, 2013
Current Georgian army much larger than in August 2008 - South Ossetian President
TSKHINVAL: Solid protection of South Ossetia'
The president said that diplomatic efforts alone were not enough to protect the country because regardless of the change in authority, Georgia did not give up its territorial claims against South Ossetia.
"According to the available information, the current Georgian army exceeds considerably by any definition the one our opponents had in August 2008. The recent joint drills at the base in Vaziani show the continuing militarization of the neighboring country. And this means that we should keep our powder dry," Tibilov said.
At the same time, the South Ossetian president said that the country was under double protection - on the one hand, the Russian base and their forces deployed in South Ossetia and units of border control from Russia's Federal Security Service, and on the other hand the South Ossetian army.
"I can assure the country'
The South Ossetian president said that the previously made decision to decrease the number of its forces was the gravest mistake. "This caused negative strategic as well as social consequences. So I thought that my main task as commander-in-
Tibilov said that the efforts to equip servicemen technically, train them and protect socially would be continued.
