At the session chaired by Deputy Minister of Justice, Beka Dzamashvili, the changes to be made in the regulations of the Coordination Council were discussed and approved.

In addition, information was presented on the efforts made in 2023 and the progress achieved within the framework of the 2023-2024 action plan for combatting human trafficking.

"Reforms implemented in the direction of the fight against trafficking made a significant contribution to the country's obtaining the status of a candidate country for EU membership. A month ago, the report issued by the European Commission positively mentions the progress achieved by Georgia in the fight against organized crime. In addition, according to the report of the US State Department, in the direction of combating the crime of trafficking in human beings, Georgia is at the highest level in the world - in the first basket. Out of 198 assessed states, only 38, including Georgia and 18 EU member states, have the highest rating," said Beka Dzamashvili.

At the meeting, special attention was also paid to the need to conduct a large-scale information campaign about the dangers of trafficking. According to the Council's decision, during 2024, awareness-raising activities with different target audiences will be held intensively, the coordination and performance of which will be monitored by the Council.

The session of the Inter-agency Council for Combatting Trafficking was held at the Ministry of Justice and was attended by representatives of member agencies, the Parliament of Georgia, non-governmental and international organizations, the Office of the Public Defender and the US Embassy in Georgia.