NATO Allied Maritime Command Deputy Commander, Vice Admiral Herve Blejean with the delegation visited the Joint Maritime Operation Center (JMOC) under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The guests were hosted by the Acting Head of the MIA Border Police Levan Tchabukiani.
At the meeting the sides discussed the role of the Center when addressing the security challenges at the Black Sea. The visitors got acquainted with the structure, objectives and activity as well as the infrastructure of the JMOC.
The Joint Maritime Operations Center, as an effective Intra- and Inter-Agency means of cooperation, has been established under the MIA Border Police of Georgia with the financial support from the US Export Control and Border Security (EXBS) Programme and equipped with the joint management, control, communications and maritime surveillance systems and corresponding infrastructure, with a main task to prevent and detect illicit acts and maritime incidents in the Maritime Space of Georgia and coordinate collaborative responses to those challenges in order to secure the Georgia’s maritime safety and regional stability. The Center is coordinated by t Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.
Vice Admiral Herve Blejean visited the MIA Joint Maritime operation Center in the frame of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) port visit to Georgia.
