Strengthening Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic path on top of 2019-20 gov’t plan
The government action-plan for 2019-2020 says that the country’s Euro-Atlantic integration is crucial for state security. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The government plan for 2019-2020, submitted to parliament by the candidate for the premiership Giorgi Gakharia, reads that the top goal of the new government will be taking more active steps for Georgia’s faster integration into NATO and the EU and the further strengthening of relations with the US.
Security is the foundation of state development. Given Georgian territories are occupied, it is important on the one hand to strengthen cooperation with our strategic partners and encourage the country’s integration in the Euro-Atlantic structures and on the other hand to ensure the state defence system to be in line with high standards,” the plan reads.
The government plan says that the integration into NATO and the EU is crucial for the state security in the long term.
The remaining three goals are the economic development of the county, encouragement of high quality education and ensuring effective governance.
The hearing of nominees for the cabinet of ministers has launched in parliament earlier today. Photo: parliament's press office.
The government must support the development of the country’s human capital, which is the most significant for state development. Quality healthcare and a social assistance system should also be guaranteed,” the plan reads.
The plan vows that the key point of the government’s economic policy will be the freedom of business, an active dialogue with the business sector and ensuring a competitive and a stable environment for business development.
It is of the highest importance the government to arrange the necessary infrastructure for business and help the private sector have access to the world market.”
The plan reads that the government will take action to transform the country into a regional hub and large infrastructural projects will be carried out to achieve this goal.
Reforms will continue in agriculture, justice and law enforcement.
The development of an electronic governance system has been named among the priorities.
The parliamentary opposition has suspended the first day of the autumn session in parliament with whistles and loud statements, protesting the nomination of Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia as the new PM of the country. A member of the European Georgia opposition Elene Khoshtaria started whistling as soon as the national anthem finished in parliament earlier today,
The Georgian Dream ruling party candidate for the premiership Giorgi Gakharia has already submitted the names of the nominees in the new cabinet to parliament which excludes only current Defence Minister Levan Izoria and nominates current head of the State Security Service Vakhtang Gomelauri as the replacement of Gakharia.
The Georgian Dream (GD) ruling party has nominated current Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia to take up the premiership, following the resignation of Mamuka Bakhtadze yesterday. Gakharia thanked Ivanishvili “for the huge trust,” and said that he will present the cabinet and the government plan for MPs in parliament later today.
The Georgian Dream ruling party has nominated Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia for the premiership earlier today which has been followed by harsh criticism of the opposition and demonstrators who have been protesting the rally dispersal on Rustaveli Avenue on June 20-21 for 76 days.
MPs in the Georgian parliament have heard from the nominees for foreign minister and the minister of heath earlier today, before the legislators vote for the new cabinet of ministers later this week.The candidate for Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani said that Georgia will continue taking active steps towards the country’s integration into NATO and the EU and will ensure closer ties with one of its key strategic partners, the United States.
The candidate for defence minister, former PM Irakli Garibashvili, vowed to develop the weapons industry in the country and stated Georgia must produce all types of weapons except nuclear.
Georgian Patriarch Ilia II hosts new PM Gakharia