Saakashvili: MoD to Contribute to Social Program in Javakheti

President Saakashvili said on July 4 that the Georgian Defense Ministry will make all its procurements of agricultural and food products solely in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region, based on availability.

He said that this initiative is part of a state social program for this region that will help ease the economic consequences that will result from  the withdrawal of the Russian military base from the predominately Armenian-populated town of Akhalkalaki, in Samtskhe-Javakheti. This base is the main source of income for many locals in Akhalkalaki.

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