(Tbilisi, June 18 2003, Civil Georgia) – Georgian Parliament discussed today agreement with Kuwait on the status of the Georgian military and civil personnel.
?The next step will be Georgian President?s appeal to the Parliament for permission to dispatch troops in Iraq under the command of the US 4th infantry (mechanized) division,? MP Irakli Batiashvili, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Security said at the session today.
Experts say that the agreement with Kuwait is concluded as with a transit country to Iraq.
The agreement concluded with Kuwait is similar to the US-Georgian military accord ratified by the Georgian Parliament in March 2003. Georgian Armed Forces will be able to enter and leave the country without visas and passports, using only the military and governmental ID.
Georgian soldiers will also enjoy privileges and immunities, similar to those of the administrative and technical staff of the embassy.
According to the Georgian Ministry of Defense (MoD) the platoon will include one squadron of the Kojori Special Brigade, as well as the civil engineering and medical personnel.
The voting regarding the issue will be held later today.
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