The Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze and his Slovenian colleague Marjan Šarec signed a joint declaration of cooperation and discussed the international security environment within a meeting hosted at the Georgian Ministry.

The joint declaration of cooperation will support the two ministries in deepening their partnership, the Georgian state body said.

Juansher Burchuladze briefed Marjan Šarec on reforms carried out at the Defence Ministry to contribute to increasing its compatibility with NATO. He thanked the Slovenian Government for its strong support of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia, as well as for the support in the country’s integration into Euro-Atlantic structures.

Slovenia’s “active involvement” in the implementation of the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package, joint cooperation in military education and training were also highlighted at the meeting.