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GEORGIA'S PM SACKS DEFENCE MINISTER, FOREIGN MINISTER RESIGNS
12:28, 05 Nov 2014
Georgian Prime Minister Irakly Garibashvili fired his defence minister
on Tuesday hours after he criticised the arrests of several officials
in his ministry as politically motivated and aimed at those who favour
better relations with the West, Reuters reports.
Alasania, one of the most pro-Western and most popular ministers,
had earlier denounced the detention of one former and four serving
ministry officials last week, as well as new charges filed against
several army medical officers on Tuesday.
"I want to unambiguously state that this is obviously politically
motivated," he told reporters.
"I want to clearly state that this is an attack on Georgia's
Euro-Atlantic choice," he said, referring to Georgia's stated interest
in joining NATO and its recent trade deal with the European Union.
"This is an attack on the structure, which ... is distinguished by
its successful reforms and is distinguished on the path of achieving
this foreign policy goal," he said.
Garibashvili called Alasania's remarks "irresponsible."
"Instead of contributing to the investigation in order to help
establish objective truth in the case, Irakly Alasania's actions
are causing a politicisation of the defence ministry and of the
armed forces, which is categorically inadmissible for me and which
negatively affects our country's security and the efficiency of the
government's work," Garibashvili said.
Alexy Petriashvili, State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic
Integration and also from the Free Democrats, said after the
announcement he would tender his resignation by letter to Garibashvili
on Wednesday.
Foreign Minister, Maia Panjikidze, has filed her resignation on
November 5 a day after PM Irakli Garibashvili sacked Defense Minister
Irakli Alasania, which was then also followed by stepping down of State
Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Alexi Petriashvili,
civil.ge reports.
First Deputy Foreign Minister, Davit Zalkaliani, who was also
Georgia's chief negotiator in the Geneva talks, has also announced
about resignation; Zalkaliani is a member of Alasania's Free Democrats
party. Three other deputies of foreign minister - Tamar Beruchashvili;
Davit Jalagania and Vladimer Gurgenidze - are also stepping down,
Panjikidze said.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/11/05/georgias-pm-sacks-defence-minister-foreign-minister-resigns/
12:28, 05 Nov 2014
Georgian Prime Minister Irakly Garibashvili fired his defence minister
on Tuesday hours after he criticised the arrests of several officials
in his ministry as politically motivated and aimed at those who favour
better relations with the West, Reuters reports.
Alasania, one of the most pro-Western and most popular ministers,
had earlier denounced the detention of one former and four serving
ministry officials last week, as well as new charges filed against
several army medical officers on Tuesday.
"I want to unambiguously state that this is obviously politically
motivated," he told reporters.
"I want to clearly state that this is an attack on Georgia's
Euro-Atlantic choice," he said, referring to Georgia's stated interest
in joining NATO and its recent trade deal with the European Union.
"This is an attack on the structure, which ... is distinguished by
its successful reforms and is distinguished on the path of achieving
this foreign policy goal," he said.
Garibashvili called Alasania's remarks "irresponsible."
"Instead of contributing to the investigation in order to help
establish objective truth in the case, Irakly Alasania's actions
are causing a politicisation of the defence ministry and of the
armed forces, which is categorically inadmissible for me and which
negatively affects our country's security and the efficiency of the
government's work," Garibashvili said.
Alexy Petriashvili, State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic
Integration and also from the Free Democrats, said after the
announcement he would tender his resignation by letter to Garibashvili
on Wednesday.
Foreign Minister, Maia Panjikidze, has filed her resignation on
November 5 a day after PM Irakli Garibashvili sacked Defense Minister
Irakli Alasania, which was then also followed by stepping down of State
Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Alexi Petriashvili,
civil.ge reports.
First Deputy Foreign Minister, Davit Zalkaliani, who was also
Georgia's chief negotiator in the Geneva talks, has also announced
about resignation; Zalkaliani is a member of Alasania's Free Democrats
party. Three other deputies of foreign minister - Tamar Beruchashvili;
Davit Jalagania and Vladimer Gurgenidze - are also stepping down,
Panjikidze said.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/11/05/georgias-pm-sacks-defence-minister-foreign-minister-resigns/