Rati Bregadze is in Riga on an official visit to the conference organised by Latvia, which is attended by the Ministers of Justice of the member states of the Council of Europe.

Within the framework of the ministerial session, the Minister of Justice of Georgia held bilateral meetings with the Ministers of Justice of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as the EU member states - Croatia, Cyprus and Finland.

Rati Bregadze discussed concrete initiatives for deepening cooperation in the European integration process of Georgia with his counterparts. In particular, European experts will share Georgia's experience in the process of bringing the country's legislation closer to EU law.

The Minister of Justice of Georgia introduced the reforms implemented in the direction of the penitentiary system and state services to the partners.

The conversation also touched upon the international conference planned in Georgia in November, the topic of which will be innovative approaches in the process of rehabilitation of prisoners and probationers.

The meetings were also attended by Deputy Minister of Justice, Beka Dzamashvili and Ambassador of Georgia to Latvia, Irakli Kurashvili.