The National Security Council [NSC], an 8-member crisis advisory body chaired by the Prime Minister of Georgia, to be abolished as part of the ongoing restructuring of the Government and ministries.

The respective bill has been submitted to the Parliament.

The Council’s dissolution is to be completed by September 1, with the Government planning to assume the NSC’s responsibilities.

“The National Security Council’s apparatus assets, including the authority to ensure the functioning of the National Situation Room, will be transferred to the relevant agencies by the liquidation commission”, - reads the statement.

The NSC was established in 2019, shortly after Georgia’s new constitution came into force, abolishing the previous council led by the President. The permanent members include the prime minister, ministers of defense, interior, foreign affairs, and finance, as well as the heads of the State Security Service and Intelligence Service, and the chief of the armed forces.