Georgian Gov’t abolishes National Security Council

The Georgian government has announced plans to abolish the country’s National Security Council (NSC). 

The government’s press service said on Tuesday a legislative initiative to dissolve the council will soon be submitted to Parliament, with the changes scheduled to take effect from 1 September 2025.

The government said that under Georgia’s parliamentary system, the responsibilities of the National Security Council will be assumed by the executive branch. "Its authority, in accordance with the parliamentary government model, will be exercised by the Georgian government," the statement read.

As part of the transition, a liquidation commission will oversee the redistribution of the NSC’s assets and responsibilities, including control over the National Situation Room, to relevant state agencies.

The National Security Council, established in its current form in 2019, was Georgia’s highest-level advisory body on national security matters. It included both permanent and invited members, though meetings were infrequent. Prior to his resignation on 28 May, then-Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri served as the NSC’s secretary.