The Minister of Justice of Georgia, Rati Bregadze, met with Gustav Talving, the Executive Director of EUROPRIS, to discuss successful reforms in the penitentiary system and explore areas for further collaboration. This meeting took place during the Annual Conference of the European Association of Penitentiary System Training Centers (EPTA), hosted by the Justice Training Center of the Georgian Ministry of Justice, under Georgia’s presidency of EPTA.

Georgia became the head of the organization in 2023.

During the meeting, the Minister and the Executive Director reflected on the positive outcomes of the Tbilisi conference and outlined future cooperation initiatives.

Gustav Talving expressed his gratitude to Minister Bregadze for hosting the event and for the productive partnership between Georgia and EUROPRIS, which has notably strengthened since their meeting in the Hague in May 2023.

The meeting was also attended by Beka Dzamashvili, the Deputy Minister of Justice.