The Minister of Internal Affairs, Vakhtang Gomelauri awarded the liaison officer of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Austria to Georgia, Karlheinz Gortano with the certificate of acknowledgement and the medal “For Special Merits” of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the contribution to the development of cooperation between the ministries of internal affairs of Georgia and the Republic of Austria.
Karlheinz Gortano, who is deployed to Georgia since 2015 and finishes his term of office in the near future, greatly contributed to the establishment of solid and friendly ties between the two countries.
It shall be underlined that the important support was received from the Austrian side with his direct engagement and participation, especially in the following directions: strengthening of the security measures on mass sportive and cultural events, development of ski patrol in the Ministry, strengthening capacities in the field of emergency situations management.
The quality of the operational law enforcement cooperation was especially efficient during Karlheinz Gortano’s service in Georgia. Moreover, his role and engagement shall be noted in the process of ensuring sustainability of visa free regime between Georgia and the European Union.
