Georgia: The Minister of State for Reconciliation and Civil Equality of Georgia, Tea Akhvlediani, opened an event dedicated to the International Day of the Missing on Monday, September 1, 2025.
The Minister of State for reconciliation and civil equality addressed the community gathered at the memorial of missing persons found in Tamarashvili alley, Tbilisi.
She drew attention to the armed actions of the 1990s and, as a result of the Russian-Georgian war in August 2008, dedicated to the state program of searching for missing persons and their memory, on the special importance of events.
Tea Akhvlediani noted that on August 30, they remember once again, between the armed actions of the 90s in Georgia and the worst consequences of the war in August 2008 – the painful plight of those lost and their families.
According to her, they will continue to implement the state program with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross, taking into account the wishes of families to the maximum, to find as many people as possible about the fate and whereabouts of missing people and to end the long uncertainty and waiting of families.
“I would like to thank all the participants of today’s events, families, our partner organizations, representatives of state agencies, both at the central and local levels, for their contribution and support,” added Minister of State Tea Akhvlediani.
With the support and hosting of the Office of the Minister of State, as well as in Gori, Kutaisi, Batumi, and Zugdidi, representatives of the state agencies, local self-government, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and civil society attended.
As a result of the armed actions of the 1990s and the August 2008 Russia-Georgian war, up to 2000 people are considered lost. So far, within the framework of the state program, 323 people’s nests have been identified, and families have been found.
