Georgia has signed the Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation
Director of State Hydrographic Service of Georgia Mr. Revaz Babilua has signed Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation. The signing ceremony took place at the IALA headquarters in Saint Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, on 26 January 2022. UN member maritime countries participated in the signing ceremony. The ceremony was hosted by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs representing the Depositary, the government of France.
Georgia as a national member of IALA was engaged in the processing of documentation-related convention adoption. The new status will enable the organization to make a greater contribution to improving the safety of navigation in the world seas and oceans, the protection of the marine environment, and the management of the ocean. Also, to introduce and harmonize the unified rules of navigation in the world seas and oceans.