Georgia to hold joint exercises with NATO in Black Sea

Four NATO warships entered the territorial waters of Georgia.

According to the local Bureau of Report, the SNMG2 group on a visit to Georgia's territorial waters involves its flagship Spanish frigate Cristobal Colón alongside counterparts Regina Maria of the Romanian navy, Turkish fleet's Kemalreis, and Bulgaria's Smeli.

The ships will take part in joint training in the Black Sea with the Georgian Coast Guard. The purpose of the exercises is to strengthen cooperation between Georgia's navies and the member and partner countries of the Alliance.

NATO ships will leave Georgian territorial waters on March 18.