Georgia appoints new ambassadors
By Jamila Babayeva
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili appointed new ambassadors to seven countries on December 11.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry reported that Zurab Beridze has been appointed as the Georgian ambassador to Bulgaria, Konstantin Zhgenti - ambassador to Uzbekistan, ambassador to Germany - Vladimir Chanturia, ambassador to Japan - Levan Tsintsadze, ambassador to China - David Aptsiauri, ambassador to Iran - Ioseb Chakhvashvili and ambassador to Jordan - Grigol Tabatadze.
The ambassadors are appointed by the Georgian president with the government's approval, according to the law on "Diplomatic Service".
Previously, the parliament's consent was required for appointing the ambassadors.
The amendments to the law went into force after the inauguration of incumbent Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili on November 17.
Presently Georgia has 61 diplomatic missions in abroad.
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