Georgia wins international award for nuclear safety

Georgia has been awarded a special prize in the United States (US) for encouraging nuclear security.

Today in Washington D.C. within the world Nuclear Security Summit (NNS) Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili was awarded the Atoms for Peace prize in recognition of Georgia taking huge steps to make the country free from Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU). 

Margvelashvili was one of 50 world leaders who participated in the international event held every two years since 2010, with the aim of preventing nuclear terrorism around the globe. 

Before being awarded, Margvelashvili delivered a speech at the event where he highlighted the importance of joint, international efforts for nuclear weapons not to appear in the hand of terrorists. 

Margvelashvili also mentioned Georgia’s strategic location and the potential threat that terrorist groups might become interested in using the country as a transit route for harmful and illegal arms. He also stressed Georgia had no control of its two breakaway regions, and this increased the threat of nuclear and radioactive contraband appearing in these areas.

Georgia's President met the representatives of the US executive bodies. Photo by the President's webpage.  

Consequently, the Georgian President highlighted the importance of joint international efforts and regional tools to prevent the spread of mass-killing weapons. 

While in the US Margvelashvili has also met current and former US officials, and media representatives, where he mainly spoke about Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration process, the situation in Georgia’s occupied regions and the upcoming Parliamentary Elections.