"This is a difficult period. As a friend of #Georgia, we urge all involved to act responsibly, diffuse tension & allow Georgia’s continued progress towards Euro-Atlantic integration. A protracted crisis is in no-one's interests. The people of Georgia deserve better" - reads the Twitter post of UK Embassy in Georgia.
Giorgi Gakharia has resigned as Prime Minister - he said at a briefing at the government administration this morning. As he explained, the decision is related to the arrest of the chairman of the "National Movement", Nika Melia. Today at 17:00, the party presented a new candidate for the post of Prime Minister - Irakli Gharibashvili, who headed the government in 2013-2015.
