All Releases / Documents: Georgia, Armenia
- At the end of September 2019, during Minister Tikaradze’s visit to the United States, a meeting was held with the leadership of DTRA, where the main topic of discussion was the creation of a training center on the territory of the Lugar Center in Tbilisi. Also, during this visit, a meeting was held with the leadership of the CDC, where the topics of combating various types of diseases were discussed
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About a variety of USAID and World Bank programs, such as the allocation of an $80 million grant to combat Covid-19, the CovidBuster program, as well as the supply of various types of equipment for medical institutions and coronavirus protection products
- About the arrival of the head of the CDC (USA) in Georgia on May 23, 2019 and an extended meeting with ex-Minister David Sergeenko, as well as his visit to the NCDC office and the Lugar Center in Tbilisi.
- IMPORTANT! About the relationship between the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, represented by employee Juan Jose Aparicio and 1st Deputy Minister Tamar Gabunia. From the correspondence dated April 24, 2020, it became known that the American side is working hard to open an official CDC office in Georgia (the title of the letter is “CDC Regional Hub in Tbilisi“). Another topic of conversation among the above-mentioned individuals was the issue of the unofficial deployment of 4-5 CDC employees to work at the Lugar Center in Tbilisi. Lori de Ravello, an employee of the CDC (South Caucasus Office, Tbilisi), was identified as responsible for the implementation process. Numerous meetings of the CDC office staff with the ministry’s leadership were also recorded in order to clarify the work of organizations and various kinds of projects.
- About the document from the Ministry of Health to the Ministry of Finance of Georgia with a request to apply to the European Investment Bank in order to obtain a loan for the construction of a new laboratory with a BSL-2 security level on the territory of the Lugar Center, as well as additional laboratories in the NCDC structure in other regions of Georgia
- On the agreement between the Republic of Poland and the Georgian Drug Agency on joint activities in the field of trade and supply of medicines
- About requests to the Ministry of Health of Georgia from the US Embassy, requesting that all employees of the diplomatic mission in Georgia be checked for coronavirus infection. The issue of transferring 17 ventilators and a large number of personal protective equipment from DTRA and the IAEA was also discussed
- About the correspondence between Amy (Xin) Li, an employee of the International Development Group – RTI International (affiliated with USAID) and the 1st Deputy Minister. The issue of approving Levan Kvinikidze for the position of financial director of the new USAID project in Georgia was discussed. Gabunia gave a positive assessment of the candidate and briefly described his practical experience in previously implemented USAID projects
- There are many supply agreements and Gilead projects in Georgia. In one of the letters, a request was found from the Ministry requesting instructions on expired Gilead drugs that are at the disposal of the Ministry in large numbers
- Parsing emails and files in folders of NCDC.GE Director Amiran Gamkrelidze, Paata Imnadze, Maia Alkhazashvili;
- Decree on the establishment of NCDC – 2007 ;
- GAVI (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation) is a partnership between a number of private and government organizations aimed at increasing the availability of childhood vaccination in poor countries. (Alliance + Bill Gates) ;
- IMPORTANT! 11 grants for scientific research of dangerous pathogens in the Caucasus region for employees of the Lugar Center in Tbilisi from DTRA in the amount of 2,912,000 USD for the period 2015-2022. The grant “Preparation of the atlas of zoonotic infections of the South Caucasus” was also discovered.
- IMPORTANT! 16 grants for scientific research of the Lugar Center staff from CDC USA in the amount of 2,065,000 USD for the period 2016-2021.
- IMPORTANT! Risk analysis of zoonotic diseases caused by bats in Western Asia. The grant project of EcoHealth Alliance #1485 for NCDC
- IMPORTANT! Two large grants worth in the amount of 30 million USD for tuberculosis research and Strengthen and support HIV/AIDS prevention
- 4 grants for financing the activities of the Lugar Center in Tbilisi from WRAIR in the amount of 2,717,000 USD for the period 2018-2021. The financing covers all the activities of the Center, including security issues and utility bills
- Prepared information for the President of Georgia to review before his trip to the United States in September 2019. Presentation on the role of the United States in Georgia. Letter to the Lugar Center (USA). Information letter to the President detailing the projects and etc.
- The US Department of Defense, represented by representative Tamara Rourua, Humanitarian Assistance Program Manager in the Office of Defense Cooperation at the US Embassy in Georgia, is negotiating with the Georgian Ministry of Health on several projects.: – Financing of a hospital in the village of Rukhi (on the border with Abkhazia) in the amount of 100,000 US dollars – Construction of an orphanage in the city of Tbilisi and its subsequent patronage by the Pentagon – Construction of a new military hospital in the city of Tbilisi
- IMPORTANT! Lists of contracts for the purchase of coronavirus control equipment (masks, gowns, equipment, etc.) totaling 8,340,000 US dollars. There is incredible volume of purchased masks and gloves = ~ 100 mln pieces!
- Strategic development plan for cooperation with USAID until 2025
- Loan agreements with international financial organizations for the period of the COVID-19 pandemic, totaling USD 898 million (GEL 2,757,014,536) here , here and here;
- A letter from FGS LLC (Ukraine), a partner of CDC, DTRA and BV, for the construction of military laboratories and their further maintenance
- DTRA projects in Georgia, from Sopo Belkania
- IMPORTANT! Collecting personal information on tuberculosis patients. Genetic characterization of clinical and experimental Mtb strains (whole genome sequencing after cultivation and/or directly from a patient sample). Phenotypic characterization of clinical and experimental Mtb strains (in vitro/ex vivo, transcriptomics, proteomics, virulence analysis)
- Lists of US citizens who arrived in Georgia, for whom the US Embassy in Tbilisi applied (including personal info, bio, ex: Cyber Warfare Operator|USAF/NSA| Top Secret Security Clearance and etc):
– Major General Joe Jarrard. Arrived by plane 50123 – Cessna UC-35A on 18.09.2019. The aircraft took off on the route: ETOU (Wiesbaden, Germany) – LRCK (86th Air Base, Romania) – UGTB (Tbilisi).
– Cardel DELAPENA (CORDELL A) and GINA Galli (GALLE, GINA LYN) – both arrived on a Lufthansa flight from Germany on September 21, 2020.
– Zachary Madison, Kevin Nazario, Tyler Chase, Hayler Leblanc, Marshall Holland, Yushi Hayakawa, Christopher Todaro. All seven arrived on AirTrans flights on September 26, 2020.
– David Allen Rackovan. Arrived on a Lufthansa flight, October 10, 2020. An American diplomat.
- Letters from Tom Hyde, a cyber policy officer at the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, to the leadership of the Georgian Ministry of Health. In the letters dated September 15 and 17, 2020, the question was raised about the NCDC internal network protection service, due to the hacker attack that took place and the subsequent publication of materials from this ministry. The Deputy Minister, represented by Gabunia T., agreed to any assistance from the American side
- A letter from the Reuters correspondent Rafael Satter. The journalist requests an interview after the hacker attack and the publication of documents from the Ministry of Health of Georgia in 2020.
- DTRA representative in Georgia Margot Schield requests a trip to Kakheti to check situation there
- IMPORTANT! Documents on all areas of secret research. This includes the search and analysis of new promising dangerous pathogens.
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