US State ISN Bureau “applauds” Georgia’s “diligent” work to support international financial sanctions, export controls
The representatives of the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance and Kelly Degnan, the US Ambassador to Georgia, participated in the scanning equipment handover ceremony, which was held at Batumi International Airport, aiming to “bolster” sanctioned goods detection capabilities, the Bureau said. Photo via State ISN Bureau/Twitter
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The United States Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation on Friday “applauded” the “diligent” work of Georgia to support international financial sanctions and export controls with the support of the US Embassy in the country.
This X-ray scanning equipment was handed over to Georgia’s Customs Department as part of ISN’s Export Control and Border Security program, and will strengthen Georgia's national security and help its customs + border security teams prevent illicit weapons + WMD trafficking. #EXBS pic.twitter.com/zzvXKjbDkA
— State ISN Bureau (@StateISN) May 5, 2023
As part of the Bureau’s Export Control and Border Security programme, the X-ray scanning equipment was handed over to Georgia’s Customs Department, which aims to strengthen Georgia's national security and help its customs, as well as border security teams prevent illicit weapons and weapons of mass destruction trafficking.
The representatives of the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance and Kelly Degnan, the US Ambassador to Georgia, participated in the scanning equipment handover ceremony, which was held at Batumi International Airport, aiming to “bolster” sanctioned goods detection capabilities, the Bureau said.
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