US provides Georgian border guards with modern all-terrain vehicles

The DTRA is implementing a number of projects with the Georgian Border Police to support the development of the country’s land and maritime border control. Photo: bpg.gov.ge.

Agenda.ge, 27 Jul 2020 - 16:39, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian border guards have been provided with 20 modern Argo all-terrain vehicles (ATV) thanks to financial support from the US Defense and Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).

Modern vehicles will help border guards improve protection of the country’s land borders”, reports the Georgian Border Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

Temur Kekelidze, the Head of the MIA Border Police of Georgia attended the handover ceremony with the Deputy Head of DTRA Eurasia office. Photo: bpg.gov.ge.

Georgian border guards will undergo training in the coming days, during which they will learn to operate the vehicles.

The DTRA is implementing a number of projects with the Georgian Border Police to support the development of the country’s land and maritime border control.