Georgia’s efforts and successful international cooperation in fighting terrorism were discussed on Saturday at a meeting of the Inter-agency Standing Commission for Developing and Monitoring Implementation of the National Strategy and Action Plan for Combating Terrorism.

The meeting, led by Grigol Liluashvili, the Head of the Georgian State Security Service, emphasised the importance of the National Counterterrorism Strategy and Action Plan, the measures undertaken and planned by the SSS, including significant counterterrorism operations carried out in 2024, the body said.

Liluashvili also underlined the Global Terrorism Index 2024 by the Institute for Economics and Peace evaluating countries based on the impact of terrorism, where Georgia retained its position as a safe country in the context of terrorist challenges.

He highlighted the “positive” assessments of the country's counterterrorism capabilities reflected in the reports by international partners, including the latest Country Reports on Terrorism published by the United States Department of State in December.

At the meeting, which was also attended by the heads of the member agencies of the Commission, Liluashvili emphasised the counter-terrorism situation in Georgia, the wider region and the world, pointing out the “constant coordination and active involvement” of the agencies in the process of combating international terrorism.

The purpose of the Inter-agency Standing Commission is to define a unified policy on combating terrorism, to minimise and prevent threats facing the country, and to promote coordinated activities among state entities.