Tbilisi, Paris Sign Another Contract On Air Defense Deliveries To Georgia - Ministry

TBILISI (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 09th December, 2018) The Georgian Defense Ministry has signed another contract on the deliveries of air defense management and control systems with France, the ministry's press service said in a statement on Saturday.

The contract was signed within the framework of Georgian Defense Minister Levan Izoria's visit to France.

"In the field of air defense Georgia and France have embarked on a new stage of cooperation.

The Georgian Defense Ministry has signed a very important contract with the French party relating to air defense management and control systems, under which the process of air defense systems purchase will be continued," the press service said.

Georgia and France signed an agreement on the deliveries of French air defense systems to the country in 2015. In December 2017, Georgia received the first batch of French short-range anti-aircraft missile and radar systems.