Georgian PM meets with Sec-Gen of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with Jagan Chapagain, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Tbilisi earlier today. 

The meeting at the Government Administration was focused on the ‘effective cooperation’ between the Georgian Government and the IFRC, the government of Georgia press office has reported. 

Garibashvili welcomed the decision of IFRC to build a logistics hub of regional importance in Georgia, namely in Rustavi, to incorporate both a warehouse system and a training center.He also thanked the Secretary General for the organization’s support in dealing with the impact of Covid-19. 

The parties expressed commitment to bolstering their cooperation even further.

The meeting also discussed security and humanitarian difficulties in Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions, with emphasis on the need to protect human rights on the ground. 

“The Government of Georgia is steadfast in implementing the policy of peaceful conflict-resolution, the meeting pointed out.

In this context, attention was paid to the State Strategy for De-Occupation and Peaceful Conflict Resolution, alongside A Step to a Better Future, a peace initiative seeking to better the social and economic conditions of the populations in the occupied territories and to foster confidence-building between war-torn communities,” said the press office.  

The meeting was attended by Natia Loladze, President of the Georgia Red Cross Society.