Georgia, Tbilisi, Dec. 8 / Trend N.Kirtzkhalia /
The Georgian National Security Council will receive new functions and its authories will include preparing an instrument for assessing threats against Georgia.
Earlier, the Georgian Defense Ministry was engaged in preparing the document.
Parliament approved an amendment to the corresponding law on defense planning in the first reading on Dec. 7.
The document on threat assessment is a legal act at the strategic level, which examines and defines the threats facing Georgia over a multiyear period.
The decision to increase the council's functions was made after former Deputy Foreign Minister Giga Bokeria's appointment as the head of the body.