Georgia has become the 41st member state of the Pompidou Group, which is dedicated to combating drug abuse and illicit trafficking.
Georgia's accession to the Pompidou Group takes place at a symbolic moment, when the country's first chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers is coming close to its successful end,” writes the Council of Europe.
Georgia’s accession to the Council of Europe’s cooperation group to combat drug abuse and illicit trafficking in drugs is linked to the reforms to achieve drug policy liberalization, which have been carried out by the Ministry of Justice and should continue in the future”, says the Ministry of Justice.
The Council of Europe’s drug policy cooperation platform, the Pompidou Group, is an inter-governmental body which was established in 1971 at the initiative of the late French President Georges Pompidou.