Georgian platoon returns from EU Central African peacekeeping mission

Georgian platoons have been taking part in the EU mission since January 2017, taking over from a quick reaction force unit that participated in the EU External Action in the republic in March 2015. Photo: The Ministry of Defence of Georgia/Facebook.

Agenda.ge, 30 Mar 2022 - 14:30, Tbilisi,Georgia

A Georgian platoon has returned from its six-month service within the European Union Training Mission in the Central African Republic, the Ministry of Defence of Georgia said on Wednesday.

Georgian platoon returned from EU Central African peace keeping mission last night. Photo: The Ministry of Defence of Georgia/Facebook

Brigadier General Irakli Chichinadze and Colonel Roman Jokhadze, the Commander of the Georgian National Guard, welcomed the servicemembers on their arrival at Tbilisi International Airport last night.

Georgian platoons have been taking part in the EU mission since January 2017, taking over from a quick reaction force unit that participated in the EU External Action in the republic in March 2015. Photo: The Ministry of Defence of Georgia/Facebook

The first Georgian contribution to the mission in the Central African Republic took place starting in 2014, when service members from Georgia joined the EU operations in the state.