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NEW MINISTER OF GEORGIA FOREIGN CITIZEN
There is another Minister in Georgia who is citizen of foreign country, AzerTAj correspondent reports. Two months after citizen of France Salome Zurabishvili filled the post of the Foreign Minister the citizen of Russia Kakha Bendukidze held the post of Minister of Economy. Although, constitution of Georgia does not allow citizen of Georgia to be the citizen of the other country at the same time, president of Georgia issued a decree granting them a double citizenship. According to M. Saakhashvili, appointment of S. Zurabishvili and K. Bendukidze is a signal for Georgians to return home.
President urges all compatriots including those living in Russia to contribute to restoration of Georgia.
The newly appointed Minister of Economy Kakha Bendukidze said that they are going to implement the reforms, which would raise the economy and improve the people’s welfare. It is not the matter of one or two days these reforms will create an economic system that will rapidly develop in 10 years. According to him, “everything may be put up for sale except for “honor and dignity” . We will liberalize taxes and create more favorable conditions for business in comparison with other countries to be different from others.