The NATO Secretary General – Anders Fogh Rasmussen arrived in Batumi, where the session of the Euro-Atlantic Council is scheduled for today. The President of Georgia hosted the NATO Secretary General at the Batumi Public Service Hall and familiarized him with all of the services offered in one building. Mikheil Saakashvili talked to him about the principles of the structure resulting from the reforms in this sphere and explained that the main goal of the reforms is to make bureaucracy disappear as well as create maximum comfort for the population. According to the President, it is already possible to register a business or a property within 15 minutes in Georgia.

“Our customs terminals work on the same principles. Cargo passes through the terminals in 7 minutes on average and it takes under an hour to check it. Our main goal is to make the official side less problematic for the users. I also talked with the leaders of neighboring countries and the  conditions at our customs terminals create a feeling that one will not think that he/she is at a customs terminal. The customs officers are smiling, and speaking in several languages. Everything is computerized there.” – noted the President of Georgia.

Mikheil Saakashvili and Anders Fogh Rasmussen talked with the personnel of the Batumi Public Service hall and listened to information about the services offered on site.