Temur Goginovi, the Head of the Secretariat of the State Commission on Migration Issues (SCMI) and Irakli Chelidze, the Head of the Quality Management and Coordination Division of the Civil Registry, met with representatives of the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) during a visit to Switzerland.
During the meeting, the parties discussed international protection procedures, case management for persons lacking identification documents as well as the practical aspects of document verification and detection of fraudulent travel documents, alongside other important topics.
The Georgian delegation, which also included representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, briefed their Swiss counterparts on the latest legislative and institutional changes implemented in Georgia in the field of international protection.
Georgian officials also met with representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Discussions focused on the subjects related to the 2023 Global Refugee Forum (GRF), specifically, the joint initiatives focused on capacity building and current topics in the field of refugee protection.
The visit to the Swiss Confederation was coordinated by the Public Service Development Agency, which hosts the SCMI Secretariat and is a focal point for the Georgia–Switzerland Migration Partnership. The goal of the visit was to gain practical insight into Switzerland’s migration and asylum management systems and to strengthen international cooperation.
