Inter-agency Commission meeting reviews counter-terrorist situation
Liluashvili also noted that the European Commission had “positively” assessed Georgia's capabilities in the fight against terrorism. Photo: State Security Service
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The current counter-terrorist situation in the world, the wider region and Georgia was discussed on Sunday in a meeting of the Inter-agency Standing Commission for Developing and Monitoring Implementation of the National Strategy and Action Plan for Combating Terrorism.
The meeting led by Grigol Liluashvili, the Head of the Georgian State Security Service, focused on the efforts made by the Georgian Government in the fight against international terrorism and “successful cooperation” with international partners, the Georgian State Security Service said.
It is important that the counter-terrorist activities carried out by Georgia, as in previous years, were positively assessed in the latest report of the United States Department of State. The mentioned document states that our country has the ability to detect, deter and respond to terrorist incidents, and Georgia is considered a strong partner of the United States”, he said.
Liluashvili also noted that the European Commission had “positively” assessed Georgia's capabilities in the fight against terrorism.
Bacha Mgeladze, the Head of the Counter-terrorist Centre, informed the meeting about the counter-terrorist environment in the country and the activities carried out and planned by the service, including important counter-terrorist operations conducted in 2023.
Liluashvili thanked all agencies for the work done during the year to carry out the activities provided by the action plan.
The United States Department of State's 2021 Country Report on Terrorism on Tuesday said Georgia had continued its “robust engagement” on counterterrorism issues throughout that year and remained a “strong” security partner for the United States.
The importance of strategic partnership and “strong security cooperation” between Georgia and the United Kingdom was reviewed on Friday in a meeting between Grigol Liluashvili, the Head of the State Security Service of Georgia, and Mark Clayton, the British Ambassador to the country.
The United States Department of State's Country Reports on Terrorism for 2022 has highlighted Georgia's “robust engagement” in counterterrorism efforts, portraying the nation as a stalwart partner in global security.
Grigol Liluashvili, the Head of the Georgian State Security Service, on Thursday said the Service's efforts and the implemented measures “have significantly reduced the number of possible supporters of terrorism” in Georgia.
The Georgian State Security Service on Monday said the “false reports” on potential presence of explosives at several locations in the country's western city of Batumi, made on Sunday, had been made from abroad.
Kakha Kaladze, the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party and Tbilisi Mayor, on Monday commented on the statement of the State Security Service that said “false reports” originating abroad had been made on potential presence of explosives at several locations in the country's western city of Batumi, by alleging an “attempt to sow alarm among the public”.
The Georgian State Security Service on Wednesday said it would summon Beka Vardosanidze, a far-right activist and blogger with pro-Russian sentiments, as part of its ongoing investigation over emails that threatened use of explosives against public venues and events over a recent period.