Georgia made significant progress in the global fight against terrorism when it enhanced its counter-terrorism legislation in 2013, says the US State Department's Reports on Terrorism 2013.
The State Department's annual assessment of trends and events in international terrorism that occurred from January 1 to December 31, 2013, was issued on April 30 and stated Georgia had continued its close cooperation with the US on a wide-range of counter-terrorism related issues.
The report included a strategic assessment, country-by-country breakdown of counter-terrorism efforts, sections on state sponsors of terrorism, terrorist safe havens and foreign terrorist organisations.
"In October, Georgia held a presidential election solidifying the country’s trend of peaceful democratic progress. Cooperation on counter-terrorism activities has remained steady following the change in power, and all signs indicate the new government will continue to work closely with the United States and other international partners in the fight against terrorism,” the report said.
The State Department said the Georgian Government’s lacked of control over the Russian-occupied territories (Abkhazia and South Ossetia) severely limited its ability to investigate and act against terrorism and other serious crime in these regions.
In the report, the most noteworthy counter-terrorism developments worldwide last year was also highlighted.
The report believed in 2013 the threat of terrorism continued to evolve rapidly, with an increasing number of groups around the world - including Al-Qa'ida (AQ) affiliates and other terrorist organisations - which posed a threat to the US, its allies and everyone's interests.