Vakhtang Gomelauri

Georgia and Greece mutually recognise driving permits

Georgia and Greece mutually recognise driving permits

Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport of Greece Christos Staikouras signed an agreement on mutual recognition and exchange of national driving permits. According to the Georgian …

Georgia and Turkey discussed cooperation in law enforcement

Georgia and Turkey discussed cooperation in law enforcement

The Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia Vakhtang Gomelauri met with the Ambassador of Turkey to Georgia Fatma Ceren Yazgan and the newly appointed advisers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkey in Georgia Necmettin Akca and Necmi …

Georgian interior minister reveals reason for him to resign

Georgian interior minister reveals reason for him to resign

The ruling Georgian Dream party will decide who is responsible for the violent events of July 5, Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri said on TV channel Rustavi 2, responding to recent demands for his resignation from the opposition, …

Georgia's Vakhatang Gomelauri to have double-job

Georgia's Vakhatang Gomelauri to have double-job

Georgia's Interior Minister Vakhatang Gomelauri has been appointed as new secretary of the National Security Council, replacing former Defence Minister Levan Izoria in the role.  Gomelauri will have to fulfill …

Gomelauri on reforms in Georgia's Interior Ministry

Gomelauri on reforms in Georgia's Interior Ministry

The candidate for Georgia's interior minister and current head of the State Security Service Vakhtang Gomelauri said that in the coming months 5,000 cameras in total will work  around Georgia and 40% of them will be …

Ivanishvili nominates Gakharia for Georgian PM post

Ivanishvili nominates Gakharia for Georgian PM post

The ruling Georgian Dream party has nominated Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia for the post of prime minister, the party’s chairman Bidzina Ivanishvili said. "I presented Gakharia as a …

Tbilisi and Minsk to cooperate in security sphere

Tbilisi and Minsk to cooperate in security sphere

State security agencies from Georgia and Belarus have penned a cooperation deal that will see both countries come together to jointly tackle terrorism, corruption, trans-national and international organised crimes.  Top …

 Azerbaijani and Georgian state security services sign MoU

Azerbaijani and Georgian state security services sign MoU

The Azerbaijani State Security Service and the Georgian State Security Service have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Baku.   The MoU was signed by the chairman of Azerbaijan State Security Service, Madat …

Georgian students visit Police Academy

Georgian students visit Police Academy

Students from 13 Georgian universities attended the Career Forum, which was held at the Police Academy of the Interior Ministry. Representatives of different departments of the Interior Ministry told 200 students about the work of …

Deputy Chiefs of State Security Service of Georgia named

Deputy Chiefs of State Security Service of Georgia named

Vakhtang Gomelauri, the former head of the structure was appointed as head of the newly created Security Service, which was officially separated from MIA. Ioseb Gogashvili, Levan Izoria and Mirian Mchedlishvili, who previously served as …

Vakhtang Gomelauri may head Georgian State Security Service

Vakhtang Gomelauri may head Georgian State Security Service

The Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili presented the Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Vakhtang Gomelauri, as a candidate for the post of head of the state security service. "Today, I introduce the head of …