At MIA Border Police N3 division, located on the red bridge, ceremony dedicated to Border Guards’ Day was held. Minister of Internal Affairs Aleksandre Tchikaidze and head of Border Police Zurab Gamezardashvili personally congratulated border police employees with their professional day.
Minister of Internal Affairs and head of Border Police awarded 163 border police employees with medals, certificates and badges for exceptional merits in protection of the state border and in development of border police.
Head of Border Police also awarded Minister of Internal Affairs and his Deputy Vakhtang Gomelauri with special badge- “Honorable Border Guard”.
The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, local government, US Embassy to Georgia, Ministry of Interior of Austria, European Union (EU), United Nations Development programme (UNDP), International Organization for Migration (IOM), Embassy of France, Turkey, Latvia and representatives from Ukrainian law enforcement agencies. Ceremony was also attended by 11 year old Bacho Tsiklauri from Gudamakari, who is willing to become border guard. Bacho Tsiklauri was awarded by the Minister with special gift.
In connection with the Border Guards’ day Minister awarded journalists with certificates of gratitude for unbiased covering of activities held in the Border Police.
March has been marked as the day of Border Guards already for 15 years.
