Energy Security Program was successfully accomplished in Georgia

The first Energy Security Course with a regional focus was completed on 15 of  April in Tbilisi, Georgia. The course was developed and coordinated  by the NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence and Naval Postgraduate School in Monterrey in support of Georgia’s military scientific technical center DELTA.

The lecturers from different international institutions such as NATO ESCD, Caspian Strategic Institute (HASAN), LTU Ministry of Defence and others  explained  energy interests and  developments in regional and global context,  current threats to energy supply and infrastructure.  It is worth mentioning  that NATO’s  role in energy security and  the importance of  interagency cooperation in so called ,,GOLDEN TRIANGLE ( military, academia and industry) framework was specifically stressed.

The graduate students  were form Georgian governmental agencies and institutions such as Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs, National Environmental agency and others. The energy program received  positive comments from the participants and will be a continues event  in the future. Moreover, this course is considered  to be open for other regional nations  as well.