Georgia’s Deal with Belarus KGB Comes Into Force
Georgia’s Deal with Belarus KGB Comes Into Force By Editorial Principles civil.ge3 min View Original An agreement of cooperation between the Georgian State Security Service (SSG), the country’s chief domestic intelligence agency and the State Security Committee (KGB) of Belarus entered into force on August 1, the SSG confirmed to Civil.ge. The deal, which was signed in August 2016 , envisages the parties to exchange information in the field of state security, as well as to cooperate on fighting the crime against the constitutional order, sovereignty and territorial integrity, transnational organized crime, terrorism, cyber terrorism, and illegal circulation of weapons. Agreement Clauses The agreement stipulates in its final Article 14, that it enters into force on the first day of month following the exchange of the official diplomatic notes. This implies that the exchange of notes happened in July 2021. The agreement also foresees the exchange of information on terrorism, extrem