TBILISI. April 22 (Interfax-AVN) - Richard Miles, American ambassador to Georgia, does not rule out the possibility of sending a small Georgian peacekeeping contingent of soldiers and doctors to Iraq.
In an interview with Rustavi-2 television on Tuesday, he said Georgian servicemen trained by American instructors could be sent to Iraq.
He said he is conducting consultations on the matter with Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze and Defense Minister David Tevzadze.
The final decision will be made at the U.S. Armed Forces headquarters in Florida where Georgia has its own observer, Miles said.
He added that the United States regards Georgia as a special country and therefore offers it all possible assistance. He reminded viewers that in 10 years, the U.S. has offered Georgia USD1bn in grants. It is only in Georgia that the United States is implementing a program of training and equipping servicemen, he said adding that the program will become a model for raising defense standards in other countries.