On July 31, 2015, Janel Kuroda, Officer of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Office of Europe and Asia paid a visit to the LEPL Levan Samkharauli National Forensic Bureau and held a meeting with the Deputy Head of the Bureau, Giorgi Murvanidze. Within the framework of the meeting, the sides discussed successful projects implemented by the Bureau in cooperation with INL.
Deputy Head of the Bureau offered a tour in the modernly equipped laboratories and introduced up to date methodologies applied in the Bureau.
National Forensic Bureau has been actively cooperating with the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the Embassy of United States for years. INL has made significant contribution to the development of the Bureau: Department of Forensic Medicine and the first DNA Laboratory, building and labs of the Bureau were renovated and equipped with financial support of INL, which also supported capacity building of the Bureau’s employees.
Within the framework of Bureau’s cooperation with INL, the Quality Management System was introduced at the Bureau, based on which, the Bureau received the International accreditation ISO 17025.
LEPL Levan Samkharauli National Forensic Bureau plans to continue active cooperation with INL in the future.