2015-11-24
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili presented the Shota Rustaveli Prize and National Prizes to the winners for their contributions in art and science. Prize winners included directors, actors, writers, doctors and scientists.
"On behalf of our government, I would like to express my gratitude for what you are doing for our country and people. I am very pleased that Mr. Givi Berikashvili will be awarded with Rustaveli Prize, for many years of exceptional fruitful creative work. You all have made large contributions in creative and scientific fields," stated Prime Minister Garibashvili.
Georgian actor Givi Berikashvili received the Shota Rustaveli Prize for his work in theater and cinema and the distinguished characters he played.
The Georgian National Prizes in Art were awarded to: writer Ivan Chkhikvadze for best prosaic and poetic works and his contribution to contemporary Georgian literature; musicologist Nana Kavtaradze for "Oh, Invincible Great Moment of Creation;" artist Jemal Kukhalashvili, for his creative paintings and contribution to the fine arts; and, to Levan Tsuladze for staging the play "As You Like" at the Tbilisi Kote Marjanishvili Professional Drama Theater.
The Georgian National Prizes in Science were awarded to: philologist Enrico Gabidzashvili for "Monuments of Translated Ancient Georgian Literature;" physicists Vakhtang Gogokhia and Avtandil Shurghaia for "Topological and Dynamic Structure of Basic Condition of Quantum Field Theory;" doctor and radiologists Ketevan Lashkhi and Ketino Toronjadze; doctor Mamuka Gurgenidze and Teimuraz Ioseliani for "Hepatitis-Pancreatitis Duodenal Zone Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Strategy under the Conditions of Modern Scientific Technologies Development;" pediatrician Ivane Chkhaidze; pulmonologist Tamaz Maglakelidze; pediatric surgeon Paata Gvetadze; and pulmonologist Tamaz Lobjanidze for "Respiratory Medicine at the Beginning of 21st Century."
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