Georgian Justice Minister, US Attorney General sign deal to strengthen ties
Georgian Minister of Justice Tea Tsulukiani and the Attorney General of the United States William Barr met in Washington earlier today.
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Georgian Minister of Justice Tea Tsulukiani and the Attorney General of the United States William Barr have signed a deal to further strengthen bilateral cooperation.
The visit of the Georgian justice minister to the US is of high importance for strengthening cooperation and strategic relations between the Georgian Ministry of Justice and the US Justice Department,” the press office of the Georgian Ministry of Justice reports.
Tsulukiani thanked the US Justice Department for continued support. Photo: Justice Ministry press office.
Tsulukiani thanked the US Justice Department for their support in the fight against family violence, human trafficking and corruption in Georgia and for the changes carried out in the Georgian Juvenile Justice Code and in the penitentiary system.
Tsulukiani briefed Barr regarding the reforms being carried out in the penitentiary field, offering special programmes and rehabilitation and resocialisation opportunities to prisoners.
Georgia’s Ministry of Justice has announced a reform of commercial and tax disputes to improve and modernize the country’s investment climate.
The past three years have been extremely busy for Georgia’s Ministry of Justice; the country signed an Association Agreement (AA) with the European Union (EU), began implementing visa liberalisation requirements and introduced various reforms to make the agency more transparent.
Cherie Blair – the wife of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair – is in Georgia to hold special trainings on legal issues for Georgia’s state servants and private sectors representatives.
Georgia’s Justice Minister Tea Tsulukiani has delivered a report to the Human Rights Committee at a meeting in Parliament today.