Gov’t welcomes move of Red Cross, Red Crescent to build a logistics hub in Georgia
Georgian PM Irakli Garibashvili met with the secretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (L) in Tbilisi earlier today. Photo: government of Georgia press office.
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The Georgian government has welcomed the decision of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to build a logistical hub of regional importance in Georgia, in the city of Rustavi, which will incorporate warehouses and a training center.
Georgian PM Irakli Garibashvili met with Jagan Chapagain, Secretary General of IFRC, earlier today to discuss prospects for further cooperation.
Garibashvili thanked Chapagain for IFRC’s support during the coronavirus pandemic.
The current situation in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali and Abkhazia regions was also discussed at the meeting.
Garibashvili and Chapagain stated that the humanitarian situation in these regions is ‘severe.’
The PM reaffirmed that Georgia is taking steps to peacefully resolve conflicts, noting that the Georgian government has launched various state programmes, including A Step Forward to a Better Future, which aim to support the Georgian population living in the occupied regions and ease reintegration of the territories.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili held a meeting with Gilles Carbonnier, Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), earlier today in Tbilisi and thanked him and the organisation for their ‘important work’ in Georgia, in the country’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions, and along the line of occupation.
Georgia will receive 100,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine donated by International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on September 11, Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze has stated today.
The Georgian Red Cross Society (GRCS) has started to train volunteers who will be able to provide food, medication and hygiene products to elderly individuals, those with special needs living alone, as well as to the disadvantaged and individuals with chronic illnesses in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus – COVID-19, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze stated today.
A Georgian man detained by occupation forces near the Russia-occupied Georgian region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) in July has sent a letter to his family via the International Committee of the Red Cross earlier today.
Natia Loladze, the President of the Georgia Red Cross Society, has been elected the Vice-President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, marking the first time a Georgian representative will serve in the position, Georgia Red Cross Society announced on Sunday.
Aleksi Batiashvili, the first deputy head of the Georgian state security service, on Wednesday discussed issues around the conflict-affected territories of the country and cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross with Daniel Mac Sweeney, the Red Cross incumbent envoy on missing persons in the Caucasus, and his future replacement Agnes Coutou.