The Joint Group of Forces of the Russian Federation and Abkhazia will be formed in 2018 - Mirab Kishmariya

According to the Minister of Defence, locations of the combined group of troops have been already selected.

Sukhum. December 1. Apsnypress. Russia and Abkhazia have to complete the formation of units of the Joint Group of Forces by the end of 2018 , told journalists Abkhazia's defense minister Mirab Kishmariya.
 
 According Kishmariya, the Ministry of Defence of Russia and Abkhazia recently signed Agreement on Joint Group of Forces.
 
 "The agreement open great prospects for the security of our country. Of course, there is an agreement that was made before, but it does not fully reflect the joint efforts of Russia and Abkhazia ", - said the head of the defense department of the country.
 
 According to him, the signed document implies joint reflection of aggression against Abkhazia and Russia. He also noted that thanks to the agreement will be carried out training of Abkhaz officers in the Russian army.
 
 "Russia is a guarantor of security, but this should be enshrined in law. We must do everything to ensure the safety. All the talks about that we can protect yourself, do not correspond to reality, because with the technique we have we can not ensure our security", - said Mirab Kishmariya.
 
 According to the Minister of Defence, locations of the combined group of troops have been already selected.
 
 "The president of Abkhazia approved the locations of troops, in which will be built towns. By the end of 2018 we should finish the formation of the units of the united forces", - said the Minister of Defense.
 
Creation of the Joint Group of Forces of Russia and Abkhazia envisaged by the Treaty "On the alliance and strategic partnership", signed by the presidents of the two countries on November 24, 2014