Swiss president wishes success to new Georgian PM, announces opening of new embassy building in Tbilisi

Swiss President Ueli Maurer has sent kind wishes to the new Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia on his appointment in the post and announced the opening of a new embassy building in Tbilisi, which “will be opened in October.”

The construction and the opening of our new embassy building in Tbilisi once again points at our close and friendly relations. We are waiting for further strengthening of these relations,” Maurer wrote in his letter. 

Maurer said that is an honour for his country to play the role of mediator between Georgia and Russia given the absence of diplomatic ties between the two countries. [Russia and Georgia broke diplomatic relations after the Russia-Georgia 2008 war and such issues are now solved with the involvement of  Switzerland as the third country]. 

Maurer said that Switzerland remains devoted to the responsibility it for peace and dialogue in the region. 

Gakharia replaced Mamuka Bakhtadze as PM on September 8.