Georgian border guards’ day marked today
The Border Police of Georgia is subordinate to the Interior Ministry. Photo: Border Police press office.
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Georgia marks border guards’ day today, expressing respect for the individuals who protect the state borders in a very challenging time.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili wished the border guards success and strength in their mission.
The Georgian President tweeted:
Today, we celebrate Georgia's #BorderGuardsDay, celebrating the courageous men and women defending our borders and our country's sovereignty, as we live in a region of enormous challenges. On behalf of the citizens of #Georgia????????, I wish them success and strength in their mission.
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) March 21, 2019
The Georgian Interior Ministry, which manages the border police, says that a genuine reform is being conducted which aims to strengthen protection of land and coastal borders and border aviation.
The Interior Ministry reported that:
- The US gifted Georgia two Island class vessels-Dioskuria and Ochamchire in 2018.
- One border facility was built in 2018 and three others in 2019 with the help of foreign partners.
- Four helicopters of border police have been completely renovated in 2019.
- Georgian coastal guard hosted NATO, Italian, British, US and Turkish vessels in 2018. Joint naval drills were conducted.
- A risk analyse system is being launched based on the model of FRONTEX.
- Georgian border police received equipment worth of about 5 million USD from donor organisations in 2018.
The ministry says that up to 1,400 employees of the border police were re-trained in 2018, 30 of them in NATO-certified schools.