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NATO ships arrive in Georgia for joint drill in Black Sea

Xinhua, February 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

Four NATO ships arrived in Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi on Friday for a month-long training mission to increase compatibility of NATO and Georgian border guard ships, the government said.

The ships, which are part of a standing NATO mine countermeasures immediate reaction force, will participate in various joint training missions and exercises with the Georgian navy in the Black Sea.

The fleet, led by the head of NATO United Marine Forces, Giorgio Lazio, will stay in the port until Feb. 15.

During the port visit, Lazio will meet Georgian government officials on future cooperation between the two sides.

NATO launched a joint training center in Georgia in 2015 as part of the "substantial package" of cooperation with Georgia. The center will start tactical training of Georgian soldiers in May. Endi