Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with Jagan Chapagain, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and Red Crescent Societies, the government’s press service has reported.

The meeting at the Government Administration focused on the effective cooperation between the Georgian Government and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

The Prime Minister emphasized that the Government welcomes the decision of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to build a logistics hub of regional importance in Georgia, namely in Rustavi, to incorporate both a warehouse system and a training center.

The Head of Government thanked the Secretary General for the organization’s support in dealing with the impact of COCID-19. The parties expressed commitment to bolstering their cooperation even further.

The meeting also discussed the situation and security/humanitarian difficulties in Georgia’s occupied territories, 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.