Georgian PM visits northern Tusheti region for annual Mountain Week
In his speech Garibashvili called Tusheti locals “real heroes” for enduring complications such as the difficulty of accessing the area for several months during winter every year. Photo: Government Administration.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Government members on Saturday visited Tusheti, Georgia’s northern highland region, to mark the annual Mountain Week and local Tushetoba celebrations with citizens of the mountainous locality.
The Government Administration said Garibashvili had called the Mountain Week an event illustrating the country’s “outstanding pride” in its highland regions, and highlighted the Law on Development of Mountainous Regions, approved in 2016 to encourage citizens to live and work in the mountainous regions.
Photo: Government Administration.
The head of the Government said development of the localities was a “priority” for his team, while acknowledging the need for further work and investments to promote them.
In his speech Garibashvili called Tusheti locals “real heroes” for enduring complications such as the difficulty of accessing the area for several months during winter every year.
Photo: Government Administration.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili also highlighted the importance of preserving the “nature, history and tradition” in the region through infrastructural development.
Along with Tusheti, the highland regions of Kazbegi, Svaneti and Racha are also marking the Mountain Week celebrations with a range of activities introducing local cuisine, crafts and culture to visitors.