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Giorgi Kvirikashvili to submit new government to Parliament

28 December 2015 15:15 (UTC+04:00)
Giorgi Kvirikashvili to submit new government to Parliament

By Laman Sadigova

Giorgi Kvirikashvili, the candidate for the post of the Georgian Prime Minister, will submit a new government to the Parliament for approval on December 28.

The Cabinet will remain the same, except for the Foreign Minister, the post which earlier occupied by Kvirikashvili, and the post of the Deputy Prime Minister.

The list is posted on the website of the Georgian Parliament. The first deputy head of the Foreign Ministry, Mikhail Janelidze, is nominated for the post of the Georgian Foreign Minister, and the current Economy Minister Dmitry Kumsishvili can take the post of the Deputy Prime Minister.

"We are beginning our work. We will implement hearings of candidates for committees and political commands," Parliamentary David Usupashvili said.

Georgian leader Giorgi Margvelashvili approved the candidacy of the country’s acting foreign minister, Giorgi Kvirikashvili for the position of the prime minister after Irakli Garibashvili left his post on December 23.

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