Defence minister thanks PM for “very important” move to increase salaries for servicemembers
Defence minister Juansher Burchuladze on Friday thanked the country's prime minister for his "personal merit" for the development of country's armed forces. Photo: defence ministry press office
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Georgian defence minister Juansher Burchuladze on Friday thanked the country’s prime minister Irakli Garibashvili for his recent announcement on the increase in salaries for servicemembers and law enforcement officers by 20 percent starting in January, calling the move - “very important.”
Visiting a military base of special operations forces in the western city of Kobuleti, the minister expressed his gratitude to the head of the government for his “personal contribution” to the development of the Georgian armed forces.
Today we have learned very good news. I want to thank the prime minister of Georgia on behalf of all military personnel for the efforts he is making for our army," Burchuladze said.
The prime minister said on Friday that a total of ₾290 million ($102mln) would be spent on increasing salaries for police officers, military and security personnel in Georgia by 20 percent next year.
He said funding for the ministries of defence and internal affairs as well as the security service would be increased by ₾490 million ($173mln).
The PM noted public servant salaries had been raised by 10 percent in January, adding a similar increase would again be introduced in January 2023.
A total of ₾290 million ($102mln) will be spent on increasing salary for police officers, military and security personnel in Georgia by 20 percent next year, prime minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Friday in a presentation of plans for the next year's budget at the government meeting.
Georgian defence minister Juansher Burchuladze on Wednesday praised conditions provided for the country's servicememembers as “better than in most of European states” and announced launch of new projects for domestic defence production and introduction of a defence code to promote armed forces among the youth.
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Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday inspected the ongoing construction of a residential district on the outskirts of Tbilisi, with the project designed for servicemembers and their families and dubbed Army City.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday discussed the country’s new defence code with defence minister Juansher Burchuladze and other officials of the body, with the document involving a modernising of the conscript and reserve systems and further steps to ensure better social conditions for servicemembers.
Georgian defence minister Juansher Burchuladze on Tuesday said Georgian authorities were “well aware” of threats facing the country and steps that could be required in response to them.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday laid the foundation for the construction of a new, NATO-standard base for the country’s special operations forces in an event marking the 23rd anniversary of their establishment.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday announced “major changes” to the country’s defence system as part of the new defence code, which includes full transition of the compulsory military service to the Ministry of Defence mandate, requirement for the state to provide accommodation for servicemembers and their families, a “more flexible” military reserve system for students and moves to prevent evasion of service.
Five servicemembers of the Georgian Defence Forces were on Tuesday awarded for their service as part of a Defence Ministry project aimed at raising motivation and combat readiness of the country’s military personnel, the state body said.
Grigol Giorgadze, the Georgian Deputy Defence Minister, on Thursday told representatives of religious organisations in the country the new Defence Code was addressing a legal loophole that had allowed individuals to “evade” compulsory military service with the use of a “clergyman's certificate”, the Defence Ministry said.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said Army City, a project for offering accommodation to personnel of the Georgian Defence Forces in a newly built district on the outskirts of the capital city of Tbilisi, was “completed” and revealed a “similar” project would be launched “soon”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday said his office would reveal a new decision about the regulation of the pension system for the country’s law enforcement and defence sector, pledging to ensure additional efforts for providing “decent working conditions” to employees in his comments for Veterans’ Day.