Georgia Appoints New Minister Overseeing Occupied Regions

On August 6, Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia named Tea Akhvlediani, 45, Deputy Health Minister as the State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality, Georgia’s main body overseeing Russian-occupied regions. Akhlediani, a long-serving diplomat, joined Georgia’s Foreign Ministry in 1997. She served as Georgia’s Ambassador to Estonia during 2014-19. From 2008 to 2014 Akhvlediani led the … https://civil.ge/archives/361621 #news #abkhazia #foreign_ministry #georgia #giorgi_gakharia #headline #russian_occupation #tea_akhvlediani #tskhinvali_region/south_ossetia