Brigadier General Nikoloz Janjgava, who serves as First Deputy Chief of Georgian Defence Forces, will be appointed Deputy Chief of Staff Security Assistance (DCOS SA) in NATO's Resolute Support peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence of Georgia said on Friday.

Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Gharibashvili met Brigadier General Nikoloz Janjgava before leaving for Afghanistan. Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Gharibashvili met Brigadier General Nikoloz Janjgava before leaving for Afghanistan.

Janjghava will become the first Georgian to serve in this position. The military commander has been confirmed on the high-ranking position which usually sees professionals from the alliance's member countries appointed for the responsibility.

Janjgava will work in Kabul to ensure "close military-diplomatic ties" between the Afghan government and the top civilian NATO representative. The Georgian general would coordinate and control the work of international advisors involved in developing readiness of Afghan defence and security forces during his one-year tenure on the new position.