Vaziani, Georgia, March 1, SPA -- A fresh battalion of Georgiantroops left for Kuwait on Tuesday, en route to join hundreds of their comrades already serving in Iraq. Georgia sent 300 troops to Iraq in November as part ofPresident Mikhail Saakashvili's policy to cultivate closerties with the United States. The 550 soldiers who left on Tuesday were slated to guardUnited Nations facilities, said Col. Levan Nikoleishvili,the Army chief of staff. Fifty other Georgians wereaccompanying them to serve as interpreters, communicationsengineers and other auxiliary staff. "My main order to you is to fulfill the task set and comeback home alive and in good health," Nikoleishvili toldthe troops gathered at the Vaziani military base, 28kilometers (17 miles) east of the capital Tbilisi.--SPA1142 Local Time 0842 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/243278