New Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure appointed in Georgia

Maia Tskhitishvili will be Georgia’s new Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure, Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said at a special briefing.

Tskhitishvili has been the Head of the Government Administration since 2012. She will replace Zurab Alavidze, who took up the ministerial position in November 2016.

Introducing Tskhitishvili as a very successful head of administration who dealt with a huge volume of tasks, Kvirikashvili said she will be a very successful minister as well.

According to Kvirikashvili, Alavidze tendered his resignation a couple of days ago in order to return to the private sector where he has a long record of experience, Agenda.ge reported.

Thanking Alavidze for all the other projects that are underway at the ministry concerning the rehabilitation of roads and the improvement of water provision systems, Kvirikashvili wished Alavidze success in his future endeavors.