Head of UNHCR European Office meets with Minister of Internal Affairs
Head of UNHCR European Office meets with Minister of Internal Affairs

Minister of Internal Affairs Giorgi Gakharia met with Director of European Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Pascal Morro.

The sides discussed procedures for granting asylum and the issues concerning IDPs from Georgia’s occupied territories dealt by the Migration Department of Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

According to MIA, the UNHCR operates on the territories controlled by the Georgian government and has access to the occupied regions. “Thus, its role in leading Geneva internationally meditated negotiations peacefully is important,” MIA said.