Georgia Has New Energy Minister & Vice-Premier

Deputy Energy Minister, Ilia Eloshvili, will serve as the new Energy Minister as of today. The information was released by the Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, at a governmental meeting on Wednesday morning.

The PM stated Eloshvili would be a good minister, as since 2012 he has been in the post of Deputy Energy Minister and he is very experienced in this field.

“I am sure he will be successful in the important role he has now. He is experienced in both private and public sectors as well as in international programs”, the PM added.

Furthermore, in September-November 2016 Eloshvili also served as Energy Minister, when the post was vacant before the newly elected Parliament approved the Cabinet.

Kvirikashvili also announced that Georgia’s Foreign Minister, Mikheil Janelidze, would become the second Vice-Premier.

The PM noted that Janelidze has contributed greatly to the successful implementation of Georgia’s visa-liberalization process and his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister would be profitable for the country.

Kvirikashvili added that foreign relations have  become Georgia’s one of the top priorities.

The posts of the Energy Minister and Vice-Premier became vacant since Kakha Kaladze, Energy Minister and the second Vice-Premier, quit his posts in order to participate in Tbilisi Mayor’s elections as the candidate of the ruling Georgian Dream party.

By Thea Morrison