The Minister of Internal Affairs, Vakhtang Gomelauri held a meeting with State Secretary for Migration of Swiss Confederation - Mario Gattiker. It is the first official visit to Georgia of State Secretary Gattiker.
During the meeting, parties discussed ongoing issues related to visa-free travel of Georgian citizens to the EU/Schengen Area and signed a joint declaration on “Cooperation in the Field of Migration”.
Mario Gattiker positively assessed cooperation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX) and the EUROPOL, as well as enlargement of the police attach network and effective implementation of the Readmission Agreement.
Vakhtang Gomelauri extended his gratitude to the Government of the Swiss Confederation for recognizing Georgia as a safe country of origin and expressed his hope for its positive impact on the challenges of visa-free regime.
The Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia and the State Secretary for Migration of the Swiss Confederation discussed in details the current and future measures implemented by Georgian side in response to the challenges emerged since the visa liberalisation.
