A leadership and expert delegation from the Core Team of the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package (SNGP) and the SNGP Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) visited the Coast Guard Department of the Georgian Border Police and the Joint Maritime Operations Centre (JMOC) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The delegation began their visit with a meeting at the JMOC. Badri Shengelia, Head of the center's Organizational and Technical Support Division, provided the guests with detailed information regarding the center's activities.

As part of the visit, a meeting was also held with representatives from the Border Police Administration, the International Relations Division, and the Coast Guard Department. During this briefing, delegation members were given a detailed overview of the Coast Guard Department's mission, goals, and ongoing activities.

Iuri Pirtskhalaishvili, Director of the Coast Guard Department, then showed the guests the engineering and repair infrastructure at the Poti Base, along with the Coast Guard's vessels and boarding team equipment.