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30-12-2020

Interagency Commission positively evaluated the first year of implementation of National Counterterrorism Strategy and its Action Plan

Forth Meeting of the Permanent Interagency Commission on Elaboration and Monitoring of Implementation of the National Counterterrorism Strategy and Relevant Action Plan has been Held

The meeting has been opened by the Head of the State Security Service. Grigol Liluashvili has highlighted the significance of the National Counterterrorism Strategy and its Relevant Action Plan, reviewed the second year of the implementation of the Action Plan and expressed gratitude to the leadership of the member agencies for the implemented work.

The Chairman of the Commission has discussed threats and challenges related to the international terrorism and stressed the importance of permanent coordination and engagement of the member agencies of the Commission, in this direction. Furthermore, the Chairman emphasized the efforts carried out by Georgia in the direction of fight against terrorism, as well as successful cooperation with the international partners.

During the meeting, the Director of the Information-analytical Department of the State Security Service has delivered 2020 Report on the National Strategy of Fight against Terrorism and its relevant Action plan, while the Deputy Head of the Counterterrorism Center has summed up existing challenges of 2020 in the direction of terrorism.

The members of the Commission have discussed the matter of establishing of an interagency working group within the Commission in 2021, which will work on updating of the Strategy and the Action Plan due to expiry of term thereof.

The Permanent Interagency Commission has been established under the Government Decree with the objective of determining Georgia's consolidated policy in the field of counterterrorism, minimizing and preventing existing threats facing the country, as well as, promoting coordinated action of the state authorities. On the basis of the Government Decree the Commission has been tasked to elaborate the National Counterterrorism Strategy and its Relevant Action Plan.