Georgia adopts national strategy against terrorism
The Strategy represents the government's vision of fight against terrorism and extremism as well as emphasises the importance of the consolidated actions of state authorities.
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The Georgian government has adopted a National Counterterrorism Strategy.
The strategy was developed by a permanent Interagency Commission comprised of different state authorities and chaired by the State Security Service.
The strategy emphasises the threats and challenges Georgia is facing in terms of terrorism and extremism as well as the vision how to address them,” the state Security Service said adding that the document is especially oriented towards gathering information connected with terrorism, extremism and radicalism by the State entities.
The Georgian government's counterterrorism strategy [the linked document is in Georgian] is also aimed at taking preventive measures and includes action plan for upcoming years.
The State Security Service considers that the events ongoing in the Middle East negatively affect the Caucasus region and despite the fact that Georgia is not among countries with a high risk of terrorism attacks, some challenges still exist.
Thus the entity believes that it is vitally important for the country to prevent any kind of terrorist activity on its territory. In this regard the State Security Service is especially oriented to uncovering cases in which Georgia might be used as a transit country by particular individuals or groups which want to join combat actions in Syria and Iraq.
In the process of coming up with the strategy the authors have taken into consideration the experience of the US, UK, Finland, Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany.
The head of Georgia’s State Security Service Vakhtang Gomelauri stated in parliament today that the threat of terrorism remains low in Georgia.
Gomelauri told lawmakers that in 2017 the State Security Service managed to prevent terrorist acts, referring to two recent large-scale anti-terrorism raids in Georgia.
Georgian Special Operation Forces Officer Ivane Golashvili, who was killed in a counter terrorism operation in Tbilisi last year, was posthumously awarded the Vakhtang Gorgasali First Degree State Medal today.
Six terrorism suspects, who were detained before, during or after the 2017 large-scale counter terrorism raids in Tbilisi and Pankisi, have been found guilty by Tbilisi City Court today.
Georgia has ranked 77th among 163 countries in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), a report published annually by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani says that Georgia is on the team of its strategic ally the United States to defeat the terrorist organisation Islamic State.
The Georgian State Security Service writes in its 2018 report that Russian forces tried to use the two occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) to conduct clandestine, illegal operations.
The Government of Georgia has adopted its foreign policy strategy for 2019-2022, which covers a wide range of issues that the country aims to address in the next four years. Russia’s occupation of the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) remains among the key challenges for the country.
One Georgian and nine Syrian nationals have been detained for having contacts with the terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS), Dailysabah reports.
Head of Georgia’s State Security Service Vakhtang Gomelauri has reported to parliament today, stating that the number of supporters and the influence of the terrorist Islamic State has “significantly” decreased in Georgia.
Grigol Liluashvili, who has been nominated the new head of Georgia’s State Security Service (SSS), says that the main challenge for Georgia is the occupation of Georgian territories by Russia.Liluashvili, who is addressing parliament’s Defence and Security Committee, told MPs that Russia’s illegal activities at the occupation lines aim to “make influence not only on Georgia but also on the international community.”
The Georgian parliament has approved Grigol Liluashvili as the new head of the Georgian State Security Service (SSS), replacing Vakhtang Gomelauri in the role.
The US Department of State said in its recent report on terrorism that in 2018, “Georgia, a longstanding member of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, continued its robust engagement with the United States across a range of counterterrorism-related issues”.
The US Department of State said in its recent report on terrorism that in 2019 Georgia, ‘a longstanding member’ of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, ‘continued its robust engagement’ with the US across a range of counterterrorism-related issues.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia says that the most recent report on terrorism by the US Department of State has ‘highly praised’ the activities of Georgian law enforcement and security agencies, adding that US-Georgia cooperation in the security field should become ‘more and more effective.’
The Georgian Government will officially unveil its 2030 development strategy for the country in the coming days after approving the document, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said while announcing the document involved focus on healthcare, education, strengthening of democracy and other areas.
The permanent Interagency Commission composed of different public authorities and chaired by the State Security Service on Friday held the sixth meeting, highlighting that Georgia takes one of the “significant places” in counter-terrorist activities, according to international estimates.