Georgian PM pays tribute to fallen soldiers
PM Bakhtadze laid a wreath on the memorial for those who fell on 17-24 February,1921 in the battles against Soviet occupation. Photo: PM's office
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Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze has paid tribute to Georgian soldiers who lost their lives in the struggle against Soviet occupation.
PM Bakhtadze and Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Irakli Kobakhidze laid a wreath on the memorial for those who fell on 17-24 February 1921 in battles near Ialguji, Kojori and Tabakhmela.
These young people stood up against the Soviet occupation and sacrificed their lives. I bow to all Georgian heroes. The Georgian statehood stands on their sacrifice,” PM Bakhtadze said.
He also visited a photo exhibition devoted to Georgian soldiers in the yard of the Georgian Parliament building.
One year has passed since the brutal murder of Georgian citizen and former soldier Archil Tatunashvili by occupying forces in the occupied Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia), whose body was transported to Tbilisi administered territory only after about a month with his internal organs removed and more than 100 injuries on his body.
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