On 11 June, the Cabinet of Ministers issued an order on the extension of the participation for one year of the official of the State Police with special service rank Jānis Zaļais in the European Union (EU) Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia).
Latvia continues to support international efforts to strengthen security and promote stability by participating in UN, EU, OSCE and NATO missions and operations. Up to 30 civilian experts are deployed each year to participate in international missions.
Currently, 16 Latvian civilian experts are participating in EU civilian international missions, including 11 – in the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia, 4 – in the EU Advisory Mission in Ukraine and 1 – in the EU Mission in Armenia.
Officials of the Ministry of the Interior have been contributing professionally to the EUMM Georgia for more than 14 years.
The EUMM Georgia is an unarmed observation mission which started its work on 1 October 2008 in accordance with the 12 August 2008 agreement between Russia and Georgia, in which the EU played a mediation role, and the European Security and Defence Policy Decision adopted on 8 September 2008. Its mission is to contribute to stability throughout Georgia and the surrounding region.
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Ministry of the Interior
Communication Department