Alasania intends to reduce the number of the Georgian army

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Alasania intends to reduce the number of the Georgian armyThe leader of the Our Georgia - Free Democrats party, Irakli Alasania, who was nominated as deputy prime minister and minister of defense in the new Georgian cabinet of ministers, said he intends to reduce the size of the army in the future and make it more mobile and efficient.

"Now we have a staff of more than 30 thousands of military personnel. I already have a plan on how to change this, but first of all I have to present this plan to the future prime minister," Alasania said in an interview to RIA News, noting that he is not going to create an "offensive military force."

According to him, terrorism and extremism are dangerous for Georgia, and the armed forces must respond to these threats "very quickly and mobilely."

"The emphasis on my part will be that we have a very small, but mobile army that can counter these new threats ... We have excellent military personnel with combat experience in Afghanistan and Iraq, so I am sure that Georgia will become an exemplary state, which will have a small, very mobile and efficient army, "said the candidate for the post of defense minister.

Alasania also spoke of the need to increase the transparency of the activities of the Ministry of Defense and strengthen civil and parliamentary control over security agencies.

“The control over the Ministry of Defense will be really democratic. Because over the past eight years there has been virtually no democratic control,” said Alasania.

Alasania, the 38-year-old, was offered to Bidzina Ivanishvili, the leader of the Georgian Dream coalition, who won the parliamentary elections for the post of deputy prime minister and minister of defense.

According to the preliminary data of the CEC, the “Georgian Dream” is to receive deputy mandates in the new parliament of the 87 parliamentary seats, the party “United National Movement” of the current President Mikhail Saakashvili - 63. Other political forces that participated in the elections failed to overcome the five percent barrier. Saakashvili acknowledged the defeat of his party, announced the movement of the movement in the opposition and granted the request of the current government for resignation.

Ivanishvili was officially introduced by the president for the post of prime minister of the country.

Irakli Alasania began his career in counterintelligence, served in the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Security under Eduard Shevardnadze. In the early years of the presidency of Mikhail Saakashvili, he served as deputy minister and first deputy minister of defense, then deputy secretary of the National Security Council. Alasania also headed the government of Abkhazia in exile, negotiated with Sukhumi. In 2006-2008, he represented Georgia at the UN. In December 2008, he retired and announced his move to the opposition. In May, 2010 of the year ranked second in the election of the mayor of Tbilisi.
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  1. +6
    23 October 2012 10: 43
    All to the choir.

    Georgian choir - heard, Georgian army - did not hear
    1. +5
      23 October 2012 10: 48
      The emphasis on my part will be that we have a very small, but mobile army

      Apparently it dawned that in seven on one scooter it wasn’t comme il faut to dump from the combat zone.
    2. +5
      23 October 2012 11: 30
      Quote: vorobey
      Georgian army - did not hear

      Why Georgian, when there is a Russian army. Next time, they will take such a photo, but already in Tbilisi itself!
    3. donchepano
      0
      23 October 2012 17: 46
      what is the Georgian army showed yamodaev in 2008, 8. 08
  2. +1
    23 October 2012 10: 45
    Probably Georgians began to give amer attendants less, or simply beautiful words of a new political force.
    1. +3
      23 October 2012 10: 47
      No, just the sense of the Georgian army.
  3. Petrospek
    -1
    23 October 2012 10: 49
    I wonder if this statement is a confirmation of Georgia’s refusal of regional claims to the Caucasus, or just an informational zilch?
    1. +1
      23 October 2012 11: 05
      Georgia's regional claims to the Caucasus laughing
      1. Petrospek
        +1
        23 October 2012 11: 21
        Well, they think so ...
    2. 0
      23 October 2012 11: 33
      Quote: Petrospek
      10:49 new 0 
      I wonder if this statement confirms Georgia’s refusal of regional claims to the Caucasus.

      No, what claims, he just says that.
  4. +2
    23 October 2012 11: 19
    But I will still be nostalgic for this person. Zhirinovsky is already almost a senior citizen, and young growth such as Kaczynski, Tymoshenko, Saakashvili, alas, goes down in history! Let us remember with kind words those who honorably fulfilled their duty of raising our moods every day:
    1. Lech e-mine
      +2
      23 October 2012 11: 36
      YES - time is merciless to dictators, sooner or later you have to leave. SAAKASHVILI was lucky, unlike the Führer of the great GERMANY, HIMSELF WAITING FOR A MILITARY COURT in the Parliament of GEORGIA pah ... GEORGIA.
      1. 0
        23 October 2012 12: 53
        He was a good man, cheerful!
        1. +2
          23 October 2012 13: 02
          He was a good man, cheerful!

          There is secret information, what's more?
          1. 0
            23 October 2012 14: 46
            Are you going to hang something?
  5. +2
    23 October 2012 12: 13
    and the minister is still a new fruit, believe him, do not respect yourself! he will say, but on the contrary he will!
  6. User777
    0
    23 October 2012 15: 44
    As the saying goes, "Lay gently - but hard to sleep."

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