Tbilisi Calls Moscow not to Meddle in its Arm Deals

Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili said on September 14 that sources of arms supply for the Georgian army ?is not Russia?s business.?
 
Okruashvili, who was speaking with reporters after a government session, was commenting about a statement issued on September 13 by the Russian Foreign Ministry which said that a delivery of arms from NATO member states, including from the Czech Republic, to Georgia could ?increase Tbilisi?s temptation? to forcefully solve conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetian.
 
?It is not Russia?s business from where and how Georgia receives arms and ammunition to increase the combat capabilities of the armed forces,? Okruashvili said.
 
He explained that the Czech government donated a ?certain amount of ammunition? to Georgia, which was part of the U.S.-funded Sustainment and Stability Operations Program. However, the Defense Minister did not specify the type of ammunition and arms donated to Georgia by the Czech Republic.

According to Czech Radio 1, the Czech government has donated ammunition to Georgia, decommissioned by the Czech army, worth CZK 500,000 (about USD 21,000).

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