Georgian PM ready to cooperate with any group with ‘constructive views’ regarding challenges Georgia faces
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Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze has expressed his readiness to cooperate with any public or political group that have ‘constructive views’ and ideas about solving issues faced by the country today.
Georgia is currently facing challenges which should be addressed to the interests of every political party, PM Bakhtadze said at the extraordinary session of the parliament which will decide whether or not to approve the new government programme and cabinet.
The challenges he named included: the restoration of the country’s territorial integrity, its Euro-Atlantic integration, poverty reduction and fundamental reform of the education system.
"We will definitely build a modern, European state and in doing so create the possibility of peaceful coexistence with our Abkhaz and Ossetian fellow citizens,” PM Bakhtadze said.
The new potential cabinet consists of 10 ministers and one state minister after PM Bakhtadze carried out structural changes and reduced the number of ministries and state ministers’ offices from 14 to 11. He has also named three newcomers for the positions of minister of economy, finance and education.
Acting Economy Minister presents economic development plan
The candidate for minister of economy Giorgi Kobulia has presented his vision for the country’s economic development at a joint meeting of parliamentary committees today. Kobulia put forward four main challenges and shared his ideas on how to overcome them.
The candidate for education minister Mikheil Batiashvili told lawmakers today that he will work to bring the Georgian education ministry in line with European standards and almost all education programmes should be offered to foreign students.
There are three newcomers: Mikheil Batiashvili as the Minister of Education and Science, Ivane Machavariani as the Minister of Finance, and Giorgi Kobulia as the Minister of Economy.
"Our first idea is to fully annul the tax arrears of the period before January 1, 2013”, PM designate Mamuka Bakhtadze said at the parliamentary majority meeting today. Bakhtadze presented the governmental program ‘Freedom, fast development, prosperity’ to MPs today.
The new cabinet consists of 10 ministers and one state minister. There are three newcomers for the positions of minister of economy, finance and education in the cabinet.