After today's vote, parliamentary speaker Nino Burdjanadze praised the United States, which has trained Georgia's forces, saying Tbilisi "will never forget the support" it has received from Washington.
Georgia currently has 850 troops in Iraq. The contingent will gradually be expanded starting in July.
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