PM appoints Natia Mezvrishvili as new head of gov’t administration
Natia Mezvrishvili, a former deputy interior minister, was until recently responsible for the Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia’s public relations office, protocol and foreign relations issues. Photo: Interior Ministry press office
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Former Deputy Interior Minister Natia Mezvrishvili will be the new head of the government administration.
Mezvrishvili was until recently responsible for the Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia’s public relations office, protocol and foreign relations issues.
As for Kakha Kakhishvili, who served at the post from July 2018, will be PM Gakharia’s adviser.
Former Deputy Interior Minister Natia Mezvrishvili will now be responsible for the new Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia’s public relations office, protocol and foreign relations issues.
With 98 votes in favour and zero against, the parliament of Georgia has approved of the new cabinet under Giorgi Gakharia’s premiership. The Georgian Dream ruling party nominated Giorgi Gakharia to take up the premiership, following Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze's resignation on September 2.
Deputy Interior Minister Natia Mezvrishvili says that police were attacked during the June 20 rally in Tbilisi and they were forced to defend themselves and use force. Mezvrishvili says that it is less important who made the order, or whether the police acted without the order of top officials.
The Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze stated at today’s briefing that he has appointed former Minister of Corrections Kakha Kakhishvili as the new head of the government administration.
Head of the Government Administration Natia Mezvrishvili has resigned today.