Effective implementation of regional policy is a task of paramount importance for the state today, which Mamuka Mdinaradze, as a politician with exceptional political and managerial experience, is best able to fulfill, - Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated at today's briefing.

As Irakli Kobakhidze noted, one of the most important challenges and tasks of the state today is to strengthen regional policy.

"The State Minister for Regional Policy will be responsible for ensuring the effectiveness of governance in the regions. It is precisely because of the special burden of this mission that we have decided that one of the leaders of our team, Mamuka Mdinaradze, will take the position of State Minister. With the introduction of the position of State Minister for Regional Policy, the Ministry of Regional Development of Georgia essentially loses its purpose and will accordingly be abolished in September. The Minister of Regional Development, Kakha Guledani, will take the position of First Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Georgia," said Irakli Kobakhidze.

The Head of Government thanked Kakha Guledani for his "highly professional and conscientious" service as Minister.

"Since the introduction of the position of State Minister requires the adoption of a law, Mamuka Mdinaradze will assume the position of Minister of Regional Development until the first week of September, before the creation of this position. The position of State Minister for Law Enforcement Issues will be abolished by law in the first week of September, and will remain vacant until then.

I would like to ask the Parliament of Georgia to adopt the package of laws on changing the structure of the Government of Georgia in an expedited manner in the first week of the next parliamentary session. I wish Mamuka Mdinaradze success in his position as State Minister for Regional Policy. I would like to emphasize once again that the effective implementation of regional policy is a task of paramount importance for the state today, which Mamuka Mdinaradze, as a politician with exceptional political and managerial experience, is best able to fulfill," Mamuka Mdinaradze said.