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Lragir.am
Politics - 05 November 2014, 15:23
The Georgian prime minister has dismissed the minister of defense
Iraklee Alasania. Prime Minister Gharibashvili announced his decision
after the meeting of the political board of Georgian Dream coalition.
"The procurement of the ministry of defense has been brought up many
times, for which reason the minister of defense was warned. Therefore,
I have decided to dismiss Alasania," Gharibashvili stated.
Alasania responded in the office of the Free Democrats Party and
called the government to stop its attacks on the Ministry of Defense.
The Georgian prime minister has explained that the minister has
facilitated his friends to win tenders. "We have declared fight on
corruption to be our key priority and will continue to be intolerant,
whoever is concerned. "To avoid politicization of the armed forces
and the ministry of defense, I have decided to dismiss the minister,"
News Georgia quoted Gharibashvili."
After his dismissal Iraklee Alasania announced on Rustavi 2 that the
Prosecutor General's Office is promoting Russia's interests. Alasania
thinks that the steps taken in the direction of rapprochement with
Europe are an indicator of the activities of the defense ministry. He
says the Georgian army has played an important role in integration
with NATO and the EU.
"What is happening today and what the Georgian Prosecutor General's
Office is doing stems from Russia's interests. It will hinder the
European integration of the country. The actions of the Prosecutor
General's Office contradict the choice of citizens who supported the
integration of Georgia with the EU," the ex-minister said.
Gharibashvili described Alasania's statement as irresponsible. "The
foreign political path of the Georgian government is not linked to
the position of one minister," he said.
On Rustavi 2 Channel Alasania called all the pro-Western forces to
unite. He said Russia intends to destroy all the state institutions
which support Georgia's integration with Europe and NATO.
The Georgian president Georgy Margvelashvili noted that the crisis may
hinder the process of Georgia's integration with the EU. The Georgian
prime minister Kakha Kaladze did not rule out the resignation of all
the ministers of Alasania's bloc. After his resignation the minister
of European integration affairs Alexiy Petriashvili tendered his
resignation. The foreign minister Maya Panjikidzeh and the minister of
justice Tea Tsulukiani are members of Alasania's team. In addition,
Panjikidzeh is the sister of Alasania's wife. Alasania was appointed
minister of defense in October 2012. He is the leader of Our Georgia -
Free Democrats Party which has formed a coalition with the Georgian
Dream. The party has 10 members of parliament. If they leave the
coalition, the Georgian Dream will lose parliamentary majority. The
ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili's party has already called Alasania
for cooperation.
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/33175#sthash.YjqiCqSz.dpuf
From: A. Papazian
Lragir.am
Politics - 05 November 2014, 15:23
The Georgian prime minister has dismissed the minister of defense
Iraklee Alasania. Prime Minister Gharibashvili announced his decision
after the meeting of the political board of Georgian Dream coalition.
"The procurement of the ministry of defense has been brought up many
times, for which reason the minister of defense was warned. Therefore,
I have decided to dismiss Alasania," Gharibashvili stated.
Alasania responded in the office of the Free Democrats Party and
called the government to stop its attacks on the Ministry of Defense.
The Georgian prime minister has explained that the minister has
facilitated his friends to win tenders. "We have declared fight on
corruption to be our key priority and will continue to be intolerant,
whoever is concerned. "To avoid politicization of the armed forces
and the ministry of defense, I have decided to dismiss the minister,"
News Georgia quoted Gharibashvili."
After his dismissal Iraklee Alasania announced on Rustavi 2 that the
Prosecutor General's Office is promoting Russia's interests. Alasania
thinks that the steps taken in the direction of rapprochement with
Europe are an indicator of the activities of the defense ministry. He
says the Georgian army has played an important role in integration
with NATO and the EU.
"What is happening today and what the Georgian Prosecutor General's
Office is doing stems from Russia's interests. It will hinder the
European integration of the country. The actions of the Prosecutor
General's Office contradict the choice of citizens who supported the
integration of Georgia with the EU," the ex-minister said.
Gharibashvili described Alasania's statement as irresponsible. "The
foreign political path of the Georgian government is not linked to
the position of one minister," he said.
On Rustavi 2 Channel Alasania called all the pro-Western forces to
unite. He said Russia intends to destroy all the state institutions
which support Georgia's integration with Europe and NATO.
The Georgian president Georgy Margvelashvili noted that the crisis may
hinder the process of Georgia's integration with the EU. The Georgian
prime minister Kakha Kaladze did not rule out the resignation of all
the ministers of Alasania's bloc. After his resignation the minister
of European integration affairs Alexiy Petriashvili tendered his
resignation. The foreign minister Maya Panjikidzeh and the minister of
justice Tea Tsulukiani are members of Alasania's team. In addition,
Panjikidzeh is the sister of Alasania's wife. Alasania was appointed
minister of defense in October 2012. He is the leader of Our Georgia -
Free Democrats Party which has formed a coalition with the Georgian
Dream. The party has 10 members of parliament. If they leave the
coalition, the Georgian Dream will lose parliamentary majority. The
ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili's party has already called Alasania
for cooperation.
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/33175#sthash.YjqiCqSz.dpuf
From: A. Papazian