Georgian National Security Council abolished

Tbilisi. November 21. REPORT.AZ/ The Georgian National Security Council has been abolished.

Georgian Bureau of Report News Agency informs that Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has signed a corresponding amendment to the constitution.

According to the changes that will come into force after the new president's inauguration, the National Security Council - the advisory body under the head of state, will be abolished.

Georgian President's representative on the parliament Ana Natsvlishvili said that despite numerous appeals by Margvelashvili, the parliament did not create an alternative body for the National Security Council.

Notably, the National Security Council of Georgia was engaged in organizing national defense strategy and defense system of the country. The Council also had the authority to declare military or extraordinary situations in the country.