Administration: We deem it unfortunate that the representative of the President was not invited to the meeting of the National Security Council - it is difficult to understand why the representative of the Supreme Commander was left out of the discussions

We deem it unfortunate that the representative of the President was not invited to the meeting of the National Security Council held on February 28, 2023, reads the statement of the President's Administration.

According to the statement, given the challenges facing the country, it is difficult to understand why the representative of the country's Supreme Commander was left out of the discussions.

"Discussed issues, which include important world and regional security trends and, among them, "hostile actions in Ukraine", challenges facing Georgia, ongoing processes in the occupied territories, or the review of the threat assessment document, in all cases, required the presence of the President's representative at the Council.

It should be noted that the President has repeatedly raised the issue of convening the National Security Council. She also emphasized, in this format, the need to study the challenges of the entry of Russian citizens into Georgia, which did not lead to a response.

Given the challenges facing the country, it is difficult to understand why the representative of the Supreme Commander of the country was left out of these discussions," reads the statement issued by the Presidential Administration.

For information, on February 28, the Government Administration released information about the meeting of the National Security Council under the leadership of the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili. According to the PM’s press office, significant trends of the global and regional security environment were discussed at the meeting, including the military activities occurring in Ukraine and challenges faced by Georgia.

According to Government Administration, following officials participated in the meeting of the National Security Council led by the Prime Minister of Georgia: Vakhtang Gomelauri, National Security Council Secretary and Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia; Juansher Burchuladze, Permanent Member of the National Security Council and Minister of Defense of Georgia; Lasha Khutsishvili, Permanent Member of the National Security Council and Minister of Finance of Georgia; Grigol Liluashvili, Permanent Member of the National Security Council and Head of State Security Service of Georgia; Shalva Lomidze, Permanent Member of the National Security Council and Head of Intelligence Service of Georgia; Anzor Chubinidze, Permanent Member of the National Security Council and Head of Special State Protection Service of Georgia; MG Giorgi Matiashvili, Permanent Member of the National Security Council and Chief of the Georgian Defense Forces.