UEFA president to visit Georgia

The President of the Union of European Football Associations, Michel Platini, will visit Georgia on August 9th. It will be his 3rd visit to the country, the Georgian Football Federation (GFF) reports. The President of the GFF, Zviad Sichinava, told journalists that one of the main issues they will discuss is the possibility of holding the final of the European Cup in Tbilisi in 2012-2013, Trend reports.

Georgia plans to invite investments of UEFA for reconstruction of the "Locomotive" stadium of Meskhi, belonging to the federation. Sichinava said that they expect the stadium to meet European standards.

Platini also has interests in Georgia — the upcoming elections for UEFA president. The secretary general of the GFF, Revaz Arveladze, said that they support Platini. Within the framework of his visit to Georgia Platini will meet Georgian Premier Nika Gilauri and President Mikheil Saakashvili.