Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Mr. Giorgi Mghebrishvili held an introductory meeting with the new Police Liaison Officer of the Federal Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Austria, Mr. Karlheinz Gortano.
Mr. Alexander Neumller, previous Police Liaison Officer of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Interior also attended the meeting, who has held the position for 9 years. This period was marked by development of cooperation between the pertinent Ministries. Georgian side expressed its gratitude to Mr. Neumller for cooperation and input in capacity building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.
Mr. Karlheinz Gortano got acquainted with the competences of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and the accomplished and ongoing reforms towards European integration. The parties discussed the perspectives of future cooperation in the fields of capacity building and sharing best practices. The parties expressed their hopes that the law enforcement cooperation between the two countries will further enhance for the benefit of citizens.
Mr. Gortano will officially take the office from September 1st of the current year.