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2020-07-03 Giorgi Gakharia: We cannot not rush things, and we are not planning to reopen land borders at this point
Even though we maintain effective control, reopening land borders is not planned at this point, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia told the press today.
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2020-07-03 Giorgi Gakharia on the Reform of the Electoral System: This is Not the Victory of Any Political Force, This Victory Belongs to the Country
The electoral system and the proportional electoral system, especially in a parliamentary republic, is a systemic reform and, of course, the universal consensus of political players and actors would have been a victory for the country.
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2020-07-03 Giorgi Gakharia: The Parliamentary Republic and the Proportional Electoral System are Among the Highest Characteristics of Modern Democracy; This Should Introduce Fundamental Changes to our Political Arena
The parliamentary republic and the proportional electoral system are among the highest characteristics of modern democracy; this should introduce fundamental changes to our political arena, our political culture, Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia told journalists.
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2020-07-03 Giorgi Gakharia: On Monday, affordable flights will be offered to cost emigrants no more than 200 euro, instead of enormous amounts
Regardless of flights possibly resuming with particular countries, we are not talking about reopening borders, though they will reopen eventually. The Government has decided to resume, on July 6, the program for facilitating the organized return of our citizens, Georgian emigrants, from Europe, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia told the press.
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2020-07-03 Prime Minister’s Advisor Lela Akiashvili Participates in 13th Round of Georgia-EU Dialogue
The 13th round of the human rights dialogue between Georgia and the EU has been held. Formats of this kind are very important for us to sit at a virtual round table, for example, and discuss the country's human rights achievements and challenges, the Prime Minister's Human Rights Advisor Lela Akiashvili stated during the 13th round of the Human Rights Dialogue between Georgia and the EU.
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2020-07-03 Giorgi Gakharia: Georgia's Achievements in Terms of Controlling the Virus Were Recognized at the EU Level; Our Response Will Be Absolutely Adequate and Prudent so as Not To Lose These Achievements
The European Union has made a decision and issued a recommendation to its member states to open their borders to Georgia and 14 other countries.
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2020-07-03 Giorgi Gakharia on Shakarashvili's Case: All the Questions Raised by the Public Must Be Answered by the Relevant Investigative Agencies in the Coming Days; This is their Obligation and I am Certain That That is Precisely What They Will Do
It is unfortunate that we have not overcome this difficult problem, and some people often try to use human tragedies for political conjuncture. Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia made this statement in response to journalists' question concerning the investigation into the death of football player Giorgi Shakarashvili.
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2020-07-03 Giorgi Gakharia: We will open 70 kilometers of East-West Highway by the end of this year
The construction of 2 new lanes along a 19-kilomter section of Kutaisi Bypass has been completed. Starting today, both west- and eastbound traffics will be one-way only-the newly constructed road was opened today by Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure Maya Tskitishvili, and Imereti Governor Zviad Shalamberidze.
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2020-07-03 Giorgi Gakharia on Rurua: All Offenders and Criminals Must Be in Prison and This Cannot Be Connected to the Political Process in Any Way; the Final Verdict Must Be Issued by the Georgian Court
All criminal offenders must be in prison and this cannot be connected with the political process in any way. Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia made this statement in Kutaisi, in response to a question concerning the Rurua case.
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2020-07-03 Giorgi Gakharia: Georgia's Legal Framework Does Not Allow Any Interference, Political or Otherwise, in the Editorial Policy of Any Media Outlet
I am certain that Georgia's legal framework does not allow any interference, political or otherwise, in the editorial policy of any media outlet.