Salome Zurabishvili: I don't know how celebratory the state of our defense forces is, the fact that no international exercises are being held today is a serious issue - our sovereignty, independence, and even our internal independence largely depend on the state of defense forces

I don't know how celebratory the state of our defense forces is - our sovereignty, independence, and even our internal independence largely depend on their state, - the fifth President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, stated at the briefing today.

In addition, as she noted, the fact that no international exercises are being held today is a serious issue.

"I would like to congratulate the defense forces on this day. I don't know how much celebratory the state of our defense forces is: on the one hand, the insults and discredit that were inflicted on them by the so-called commission, and on the other hand, and this may be even more difficult for us and the future, the fact that none of the international exercises are being held today, through which our army has been developing in recent years and the raising of standards depended on this. This is a great pain for the entire country, because our sovereignty, independence, and our internal independence also depend to a great extent on the state of our defense forces," said Salome Zurabishvili.