Georgian Defense Minister Meets with U.S. Defense Secretary

Georgian Defense Minister Giorgi Baramidze met with his U.S. counterpart Donald Rumsfeld in Washington, D.C. on September 24.

After the talks, Giorgi Baramidze said in an interview to the Itar-Tass news agency that Georgia intends to set up an air defense system, but he denied his government’s intentions to purchase a Patriot system from the United States.

No other details of the talks have been made available so for, as no press conference was held after the meeting.