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THE PRESIDENT OF GEORGIA MIKHAIL SAAKASHVILI VISITS SAMTSKHE-JAVAKHETI REGION
TBILISI, SEPTEMBER 7. ARMINFO-/BLACK SEA PRESS/ Today, the
President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili has arrived in the region of
Samtskhe-Javakheti (Southern Georgia), the place of compact residence
of Armenians. BLACK SEA PRESS reporter was informed about it by the
Press-Service of Georgian President.
The President met with the local population and regional
administration. He also visited new Georgian school in Gandze village
of Ninotsminda district.
"This region was completely forgotten by the previous authorities. We
have managed to change a lot for the short period of time", - the
President Saakashvili said at the meeting with local population.
He noted that the educational institutions had recently been built in
the region, construction of the roads had been started in Akhalkalaki,
and buildings had been repaired. The President said that ten young men
from the region would be enrolled to the State School of Administration
and then appointed to work for the state institutions in order to
"move the region out of isolation by new, own strength".
Saakashvili said "the region was supplying food products for two
thousand Russian soldiers at the Akhalkalaki military base". According
to him, "Georgian Army needs food products in large quantity. As we
promised, more than 20 thousand food centers of Georgian Armed Forces
will be fully supplied by the products from Samtske-Javakheti".
The President's trip to the region had previously been planned
for September 5 but was cancelled due to the unfavorable weather
conditions.
TBILISI, SEPTEMBER 7. ARMINFO-/BLACK SEA PRESS/ Today, the
President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili has arrived in the region of
Samtskhe-Javakheti (Southern Georgia), the place of compact residence
of Armenians. BLACK SEA PRESS reporter was informed about it by the
Press-Service of Georgian President.
The President met with the local population and regional
administration. He also visited new Georgian school in Gandze village
of Ninotsminda district.
"This region was completely forgotten by the previous authorities. We
have managed to change a lot for the short period of time", - the
President Saakashvili said at the meeting with local population.
He noted that the educational institutions had recently been built in
the region, construction of the roads had been started in Akhalkalaki,
and buildings had been repaired. The President said that ten young men
from the region would be enrolled to the State School of Administration
and then appointed to work for the state institutions in order to
"move the region out of isolation by new, own strength".
Saakashvili said "the region was supplying food products for two
thousand Russian soldiers at the Akhalkalaki military base". According
to him, "Georgian Army needs food products in large quantity. As we
promised, more than 20 thousand food centers of Georgian Armed Forces
will be fully supplied by the products from Samtske-Javakheti".
The President's trip to the region had previously been planned
for September 5 but was cancelled due to the unfavorable weather
conditions.