Interior Minister meets head of FBI, discusses cooperation prospects

Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs Giorgi Gakharia met with the director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation Christopher Wray as part of his official visit to the US yesterday evening to discuss bilateral cooperation in fighting transborder organised crime and cybercrime. 

The two officials discussed challenges for Georgia in terms of cybercrime and agreed on priorities in further cooperation involving US support to the MIA for improving investigation standards, as well as the training of Georgian police officers at the FBI Academy.

The parties agreed that officers from the MIA central criminal department will be trained at the FBI Academy.

The Interior Minister has visited the academy himself with members of a Georgian delegation and has been informed about training methods.

Giorgi Gakharia and Christopher Wray have also agreed that Georgian law enforcers will be involved in operations against international and transborder organised crime.