On 15 January
50 students of the Advanced Staff
Course at the UK Defence Academy visited EUMM’s Field Office in Gori. The
students had previously spent a week in Georgia visiting military and political
institutions.
EUMM Head of Operations
Clive Trott and Chief of Gori Filed Office Hans Schneider welcomed the guests, briefed them about the Mission’s mandate and provided them with an overview
of the current situation along the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) with
South Ossetia.
The students showed
particular interest in the structure of a civilian mission such as EUMM and the
specifics of implementing its mandate.
After the briefing the
delegation joined a patrol to Administrative Boundary Line with South Ossetia
in order to familiarise themselves with the situation on the ground.