News
8/10/2006
The President of Georgia Michael Saakashvili is at the Osiauri battalion
For one week The President of Georgia Michael Saakashvili is at the Osiauri battalion. Michael Saakashvili spends his leave in conditions of reservists.
The Commander-in-Chief is excited with training of reservists. According to him, all the people are obliged to pass the reserve service at least for two weeks. Michael Saakashvili is sure, that in case of necessity the country will be able to mobilize more than hundred thousand military men. "In the situation, when Georgia is grinned at, in case of necessity, we should be able to mobilize at least hundred thousand military men. We have very small armed forces, but in decisive moment Georgia must be able to start the mechanism of total defense. If we had known a half of it during the Abkazian war, the enemy, who had come from aboard, would not defeat us", the President of Georgia stated.
Today a concert has been carried out for reservists, in which almost all representatives of show-business took part.
At termination of the concert Michael Saakashvili made a statement, "I have given an assignment to the Minister of Defense to make stationary banks instead of the tents in Osiauri since the 1st of September. In case of necessity Georgia must be able to mobilize hundred thousand military men in 48 hours under its banners. Not for the purpose to unleash war, but to prevent anybody to unleash it", the President of Georgia Michael Saakashvili declared.
Communications Office
of the President of Georgia