Georgia, Tbilisi, July 4 / Trend N. Kirtzkhalia /
Georgia is hosting a meeting of Deputy Chiefs of Staffs of the Armed Forces of South-Eastern European countries this year.
The meeting was opened by Georgian First Deputy Minister of Defence Levan Dolidze. He will hold bilateral meetings with foreign colleagues during the meeting.
Senior military officials from 14 countries arrived in Georgia to participate at the event.
The initiative of holding such meetings was offered by the U.S. on October 3, 1997 in Sofia at a meeting of defence ministers of South-Eastern Europe.