The representatives of the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America were interested in the issues of interreligious dialogue, existing projects and the events carried out in the direction of the relationship between religions and the state during a meeting with the chairman of the State Agency for Religious Issues, Zaza Vashakmadze, and the head of the Legal Maintenance Office, Davit Davitashvili. Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, Deputy Head of Programs, Peter Mina, Senior Policy Advisor of the Public Engagement Department, Jennifer Atala, and Chief of the Program Department, Rebecca Tosado visited the Agency's representatives at the Embassy of Georgia.

The guests introduced the Agency's delegation to the specifics and details of the Department of Homeland Security's activities. They also talked about programs for the prevention of violent extremism and radicalism in the USA. Department officials noted that the Department of Homeland Security was created after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and that they do everything they can in the direction of prevention of marginalization and radicalization of any group. And if the signs of violent extremism are already visible, in this case, the appropriate departments of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are involved in the process. The guests noted that they will provide the Agency's delegation with programs of prevention measures.

Deputy Head of the Georgian Mission to the United States of America, Khatuna Kveselava, and Senior Counselor at the Embassy of Georgia to the US, Shalva Burduli, participated in the meeting.