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Thursday, 13 July, 2023
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A Unified Escort Management Center Opens for Ensuring Better Security While Escorting Prisoners and Stuff

The Special Penitentiary Service has implemented a reform to ensure even greater safety of escorting prisoners, which resulted in the opening of a Unified Escort Management Center today.

Minister of Justice, Rati Bregadze and Head of the Special Penitentiary Service, Nika Tshvarashvili got acquainted with the functioning of the newly opened center.

The center is equipped with the latest and modern equipment of radio and GPS navigation, which allows to carry out both the transportation of convicts, as well as the work of the employees of the agency, promptly, efficiently and with even higher safety standards.

The Penitentiary Service provided a comfortable working environment for the staff employed in the Unified Escort Management Center and allocated a rest area for the employees, which is equipped with all the necessary equipment and supplies.

The priority for the Special Penitentiary Service is to improve the conditions of the prisoners, as well as to ensure a decent working environment for the employees. For this purpose, the Service implements a number of reforms and projects that make its activities even more effective.

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Ministries of Justice of Georgia and Kyrgyzstan Sign Memorandum of Cooperation

As part of the official visit of the Georgian Prime Minister's delegation to Kyrgyzstan, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Ministries of Justice of Georgia and Kyrgyzstan.

The document was signed by the Minister of Justice of Georgia, Paata Salia, and the Minister of Justice of Kyrgyzstan, Ayaz Baetov.

The memorandum provides for enhanced cooperation between the two countries in areas including the harmonization of national legislation with international standards; improving access to public services through the introduction of digital and mobile services; crime prevention; the re-socialization and rehabilitation of offenders; notarial services; mediation; and other areas of mutual interest.

Prior to the signing ceremony, a meeting was held between the Ministers of Justice of Georgia and Kyrgyzstan.

"Several areas were identified in which we will actively cooperate with the Ministry of Justice of Kyrgyzstan. During my meeting with my Kyrgyz counterpart, we agreed to establish working groups to exchange experience and best practices in the fields of public services, as well as penitentiary and probation systems. Kyrgyzstan has made significant progress in the areas of de-bureaucratization and digital transformation. We believe that our cooperation with our Kyrgyz colleagues will be productive and mutually beneficial," said Paata Salia.

During the visit, memorandums of cooperation were also signed between several ministries of Georgia and Kyrgyzstan. In addition, the second session of the Georgia–Kyrgyzstan Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation was held.

The Georgian delegation, led by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, is paying its first official visit to Kyrgyzstan. The delegation also includes Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Maka Bochorishvili, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Mariam Kvrivishvili, Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Davit Songulashvili, and Head of the Government Administration Levan Zhorzholiani.