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2019-03-28

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1. “The commission conducts its work in three major directions - asset freezes, travel bans and arms embargoes on individuals and legal entities suspected of terrorism and designated as such, in line with Council resolutions. Bearing that in mind, we need to mobilize joint efforts to address the challenging security situation in the region and worldwide. As a reliable partner country, Georgia reiterates its commitment to doing its utmost to contribute to common security and stability.”

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2. “Over recent years, Georgia has, inter alia, amended its criminal legislation in relation to terrorism financing, adjusted its legislative framework for the application of targeted financial sanctions, empowered the Financial Monitoring Service of Georgia to temporarily suspend suspicious transactions, introduced the requirement for reporting entities to understand the ownership and control structure of their clients, and enhanced client due diligence measures through the application of a risk-based approach. Georgia has created an adequate legal framework for freezing terrorist assets pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001). The Government established an inter-agency commission for the implementation of the Security Council resolutions, which consists of all the relevant stakeholders, represented at the ministerial level.”

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3. “Among them is the prevention and protection pillar, which sets out the actions that Georgia will carry out with regard to issues such as deradicalization and countering the terrorist narrative and combating terrorist financing, as well as foreign terrorist fighters. In the strategy, special attention is given to international cooperation. We need to focus on joint efforts to address the financing of terrorism. Conducting terrorist activities, whether in Syria and Iraq or beyond these territories, is greatly dependent on financial ability. Therefore, the fight against financing of terrorism should be one of the most important goals.”

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4. “In parallel to that, we had cases where the occupied territories were used of the illegal transport of funds, which could potentially be used there to finance terrorism as well. Georgia has substantially enhanced its counter- terrorism legislation since 2013. Moreover, Georgia was among the first States Members of the United Nations to explicitly criminalize travel by foreign terrorist fighters in accordance with resolution 2178 (2014). The Government of Georgia adopted a national counter-terrorism strategy and its action plan for 2019- 2021 in January. The strategy is composed of the seven pillars that are the main elements of the fight against terrorism in Georgia.”

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5. “Given Georgia's important transit role and potential, there is a danger that the occupied territories could be used for illegal activities such as the trafficking and trade in arms and components of weapons of mass destruction, which can be used for terrorist purposes that threaten security in the entire region. In recent years we experienced several recorded attempts of smuggling nuclear and radioactive materials through Georgia's occupied regions. That further amplifies the sense of danger. Fortunately, those illegal activities were duly prevented by Georgian law enforcement agencies. However, in the absence of an international presence in those territories, it has become virtually impossible to conduct any kind of verification activities on the ground.”

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6. “The extremist and terrorist ideological propaganda has also been minimized. The potential threats in Georgia from the counter-terrorism perspective are not exclusive and are similar to the most visible trends evolving in the world. As in many other countries around the globe, the potential threats are related to persons connected with international terrorism in various forms, such as supporters of extremist ideologies and those involved in the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, for example, self-radicalized persons, foreign terrorist fighters and so on. The Government regularly assesses and identifies the major challenges related to them and takes specific steps in dealing with them. At the same time, the occupied territories continue to represent the major challenge for the Government of Georgia in its efforts to combat terrorism.”

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7. “Let me express my sincere gratitude to the French presidency for convening today's important debate. Georgia was happy to co-sponsor resolution 2462 (2019). My country aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union. Meanwhile, allow me add few remarks in my national capacity. With regard to the global security architecture, the fight against international terrorism remains one of the main priorities for Georgia. In that regard, the Government is actively working to detect the constantly changing threats of international terrorism and to improve ways of responding to them. The effective and targeted policy of the Government of Georgia has reduced the number of supporters of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and their influences in Georgia.”

   2019-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8496 (2019) · source