Four NATO ships make port call in Georgia

Four ships of the Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) entered in Poti on Georgia’s Black Sea coast today. The guests were welcomed by Director of the Coast Guard Department. B/P Captain Temur Kvantaliani, Polish Ambassador to Georgia, representatives of local self-government and NATO Liaison Office.

The maritime group, which includes the frigate „HNLMS Evertsen (Netherlands), Turkish „TCG Yildirim”, Bulgarian BGS Drazki, and Romanian ROS Regele Ferdinand, is led by Commander of SNMG2, Commodore Boudewijn Boots.

The vessels will stay in Poti port until April 4, and their crews will take part in joint exercises organized by the Georgian Interior Ministry and its Border Police, which aim at increasing interoperability between Georgia and NATO.