US gifts two patrol boats to Georgia

Georgia's Coast Guard is being bolstered by the addition of two patrol boats gifted by the US government.

The handover of the new boats was discussed today at a meeting between Georgia's Interior Minister Giorgi Mgebrishvili and the US Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly. 

The two Island Class Patrol Boats will be handed over next week during a US visit by a Georgian delegation representing the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Georgian group are set to visit Baltimore in eastern US on September 30, Agenda.ge reports.