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NATO's "Agile Spirit 2015" drill kicks off in Georgia

Xinhua, July 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

Georgia joined five NATO member states in launching a two-week long military drill named "Agile Spirit 2015" at the Vaziani base near its capital Tbilisi on Wednesday.

Troops from the United States, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania will participate in various military exercises in peacekeeping and support operations, according to a Georgian Defense Ministry's statement released on Wednesday.

Representatives from the Armenian and Moldovan armies are attending the exercises as observers, the statement added.

"Agile Spirit Exercise" was an annual bilateral military drill held by Georgia and the United States, which began in 2011.

But this year the United States and Georgia launched another bilateral military exercise called Noble Partner in May, and "Agile Spirit" has now become a multinational exercise.

According to the Defense Ministry, the exercise, which will last till July 22, is aimed at improving communications during conventional operations and learning about the military tactics of different nations. Endi