The meeting of Irakli Sesiashvili with the students
Within NATO week, Chair of the Defense and Security Committee, Irakli Sesiashvili held the meeting with students from various Universities. He introduced the main directions of Committee activity, functions and oversight mechanisms thereof. He spoke about the recently developed and adopted drafts and emphasized measures for defense capacity of the country. I. Sesiashvili elucidated the Committee approaches to the new reserve concept and conscription rules.
The students asked about domestic and foreign security challenges, cyber-attack prevention, state policy on occupied territories and Georgian contribution in international peace-keeping missions. I. Sesiashvili answered the questions.
In the end, the students were cognizant with the main directions and structure of NATO PA. As noted, hosting NATO PA Spring Session on May 26-29 in Georgia is an example of success of the country and recognition thereof at the international level.
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