Rati Bregadze and Katarina Sarmento e Castro signed today the memorandum of cooperation within the framework of the visit of the Georgian delegation to Portugal.

The decision to deepen sectoral cooperation and sign a memorandum was made at the meeting of the Ministers of Justice of Georgia and Portugal in July 2022, at which the parties discussed concrete initiatives for the development of bilateral relations.

The memorandum covers various areas of cooperation between Georgia and Portugal, including the approximation of Georgian legislation with EU law, digitalization of justice, crime prevention, rehabilitation and re-socialization of convicts in penitentiary and probation systems, and access to educational programs. For this purpose, the memorandum envisions the development of training and qualification improvement programs for the employees of the Ministries of Justice of the two countries, as well as the organization of joint seminars, study visits and legal forums.

The signing of the memorandum was preceded by a meeting between the Ministers of Justice of Georgia and Portugal. Rati Bregadze and Katarina Sarmento e Castro discussed specific opportunities for mutual cooperation and future initiatives. The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister of Justice of Georgia, Beka Dzamashvili, Ambassador of Georgia to Portugal, Giorgi Mirtskhulava and Deputy Head of the Mission, Tsotne Zurabiani.

In Portugal, the Georgian delegation will hold meetings with the State Secretary and the head of the Penitentiary Service on issues of digitization and administrative modernization. A visit of the delegation to the penitentiary and justice campus is also planned.

The summarizing of the project results took place in Tbilisi State University. The participants of the event spoke about the importance of the program and the importance of raising legal awareness among minors. At the end of the meeting, the participants of the project - students and experts of the Faculty of Law received special certificates.

The goal of the project financed within the grant program of the Ministry of Justice is to popularize legal education in educational institutions, strengthen legal culture, raise the level of legal awareness among schoolchildren and develop professional skills among the next generation of lawyers. The presenter of the grant proposal is the Tinatin Tsereteli Scientific Society.

The Ministry of Justice annually announces a grant competition for strengthening civil involvement in the agency's activities. Last year, the agency funded 17 best projects.

Representatives of the Ministry of Justice regularly monitor and support the progress of the funded projects.

The project "Promotion of legal education in the future generation for the security of the legal state and its institutional development" has completed. The participants of the project - about 30 students selected from the law faculties of different universities, after a 5-day training in the field of human rights, held meetings with the students of public schools. It should be noted that educational institutions not only in Tbilisi, but also in the regions of Georgia were involved in the project. In addition to the capital, meetings with students were held in Batumi, Lagodekhi and Gori schools.

The summarizing of the project results took place in Tbilisi State University. The participants of the event spoke about the importance of the program and the importance of raising legal awareness among minors. At the end of the meeting, the participants of the project - students and experts of the Faculty of Law received special certificates.

The goal of the project financed within the grant program of the Ministry of Justice is to popularize legal education in educational institutions, strengthen legal culture, raise the level of legal awareness among schoolchildren and develop professional skills among the next generation of lawyers. The presenter of the grant proposal is the Tinatin Tsereteli Scientific Society.

The Ministry of Justice annually announces a grant competition for strengthening civil involvement in the agency's activities. Last year, the agency funded 17 best projects.

Representatives of the Ministry of Justice regularly monitor and support the progress of the funded projects.