Gen. James N. Mattis, commander of NATO Supreme Allied Transformation and commander of the U.S. Joint Forces Command, who pays a two-day visit to Georgia, met with Defense Minister, Davit Sikharulidze on March 9. Gen. Mattis will also meet President Saakashvili.

The Defense Ministry said that during the meeting with Minister Sikharulidze, the latter informed Gen. Mattis about Minister’s Vision-2009 – a document outlining the Georgian army priorities. Georgia’s cooperation with NATO Supreme Allied Transformation command was also discussed, according to the Georgian Defense Ministry.