Parliamentary Committee Discusses Defense Budget

(Tbilisi, Civil Georgia, July 18, 2002) – Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Security discusses the issue of the budget of the defense and security structures of the country for 2003 on July 18.

The meeting of the Committee is held beyond the closed doors with the request of the Deputy Defense Minister Nugzar Kevlishvili.

Irakli Batiashvili, Chairman of the Committee stated that the defense and security should be one of the top priorities in the budget of the next year.

Budgetary shortfall of the Defense Ministry consists 4 million Lari (USD 1,8 million) in the first half of 2002.