US Department of State: Georgian gov’t capable of detecting, deterring, and responding to terrorist incidents

US Department of State reads in its terrorism report that the Georgian government is generally capable of detecting, deterring, and responding to terrorist incidents.

The report says that the State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) has the lead in handling terrorism-related incidents and is generally well equipped and well trained.

The report says that Georgia, a longstanding member of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, continued its strong engagement with the United States across a range of counterterrorism-related issues.

It participated in numerous bilateral exercises and remained a solid U.S. security partner,” US Department of State says.

It also reports that Georgia improved infrastructure in five land border sectors (four along the Azerbaijani border and one along the Turkish), and added four along the Turkish border.

Georgia also established the Risk and Threat Assessment Unit, which operates in line with the European Common Integrated Risk Analysis Model, and signed the Tactical Memorandum with the NATO Maritime Command, promoting cooperation and information sharing between NATO and Georgia’s Joint Maritime Operations Center,” the US Department of State says.

Based on the report Georgia is actively engaged on counterterrorism issues at the international, regional, and bilateral levels.

 Georgia also cooperates closely with NATO; participates in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, including its Foreign Terrorist Fighters working group; the Council of Europe Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism, and the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation.