Sunday, August 24, 2025

New defense minister discovered major deficit

Defense Minister Irakli Alasania is taking measures to deal with a deficit in the defense ministry. (IPN.)

TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s new defense minister says he will take immediate measures to bring the ministry out of a crisis after he discovered that it has a USD 68 million deficit.

Defense Minister Irakli Alasania Friday visited the ministry and said that his new

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Tbilisi boosts defense by 7%

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia expands its defense budget by 7% next year. The growth is explained with the country’s need for security. 44 600 000 Georgian lari more will become available for military spending, bringing the total to 704 631 200 lari for defense, finance minister Dimitry Gvindadze told lawmakers Thursday at a session to … Read more