Prime Minister of Georgia accompanied by Juansher Burchuladze, Minister of Defense of Georgia and Giorgi Matiashvili, Chief of Defense Forces of Georgia participated in the groundbreaking ceremony of a Military Lyceum of Cadets named after General Giorgi Mazniashvili in Krtsanisi today.

Irakli Garibashvili laid a capsule in the foundation of the construction together with the senior management of the Ministry of Defense and received detailed information on the planned activities to be implemented.

The Ministry of Defense of Georgia launched the construction of a Military Lyceum of Cadets Named After General Giorgi Mazniashvili in compliance with the advanced standards. New, functional buildings will be constructed at the site, while the current ones will be fully reconstructed.

It is planned to have lodging quarters for 400 cadets with separate buildings for the actual training sessions, canteen and on-site hospital, conference halls and administrative building to be fully reconstructed at a place of 42 hectares. A simulation center will be built as well with an indoor gym, infrastructure and dispatch units. New parking lot will also be constructed with a petrol filling station and vehicle washing quarter with a repair and maintenance segment. Almost 40 MLN GEL has been allocated for the construction of the Military Lyceum of Cadets.

Military Lyceum of Cadets named after General Giorgi Kvinitadze has been effectively functioning in Kutaisi, west Georgia for years. New education facility will cover eastern Georgia and be similar to the one operating in western part of the country.