Irakli Kobakhidze stated that the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been significantly strengthened and that, during the reporting period, more illegal migrants were expelled from the country than in the previous 10 years combined.

According to the Prime Minister, this work should continue.

“As a reference point, there are around 20,000 illegal migrants in our country. Of course, our goal is to reduce this number to zero.

According to research by the U.S. State Department, Georgia remains in the first tier in terms of combating trafficking. Infrastructure and the material-technical base of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been upgraded. The vehicle fleet has been expanded with 597 new vehicles. Our opponents think that the police should fight crime with carts, but that is not the case - vehicles must be purchased. Sixteen buildings are being renovated. Once again, I will say that in terms of fighting crime, over the past year we have achieved tangible and fundamental results, which have been reflected in the overall environment in our country,” Kobakhidze said.