AFM officers to join Georgia mission

Two officers of the Armed Forces of Malta will be among 265 monitors who are being sent to Georgia by the EU. A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Malta will be sending two monitors from AFM C Special Duties Company. They will...

Two officers of the Armed Forces of Malta will be among 265 monitors who are being sent to Georgia by the EU.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Malta will be sending two monitors from AFM C Special Duties Company. They will join the European Union Monitoring Mission on a voluntary basis.

The main tasks of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia will be to monitor, analyse and report on the situation in the context of the 6-point peace agreement negotiated by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

They will also monitor civil governance focusing on the rule of law, effective law enforcement structures and adequate public order. They will also monitor human rights in conformity with the mission mandate.

The Monitoring Mission will start on October 1.

Earlier this year AFM officers also participated in OSCE inspections in the Balkans and a tour of duty with UNIFIL, the United Nations force in Lebanon under Italian forces command.

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