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Poland is willing to help Georgia modernize its armed forces. Tbilisi, November 27 (Interfax-AVN) - Georgia and Poland are set to deepen their military cooperation, Georgian Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia and his Polish counterpart Bogdan Klich said after their meeting in Tbilisi on Nov. 27.

"Poland is willing to help Georgia modernize its armed forces. We are willing to help Georgia in training military staff. We have established good relations. Poland supports Georgia's NATO membership and is helping its armed forces on this path," Klich told journalists after the meeting held behind closed doors.

The Polish minister also met with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to discuss Poland's role to support Georgia's integration into NATO, Klich said.

The Georgian-Polish military cooperation has reached a high level, Akhalaia said. "We have discussed Georgia's integration into NATO and the forms of Polish help on this path," he said.