Government Unable to Defeat Corruption – Zhvania Says

(Tbilisi, February 21, Civil Georgia) – Former Parliamentary Chairman Zurab Zhvania stated today that the main recommendation of US experts and representatives of the government was to defeat corruption.

Zhvania summarized his visit to the United States at the news conference on February 21.

Georgian government could not eradicate corruption, “that is why we [reformers] are not in President Shevardnadze’s team any more,” former Parliamentary Chairman announced.

Together with Zurab Zhvania, former Justice Minister Mikheil Saakashvili, former Tax Revenue Minister Mikheil Machavariani, and MP Revaz Adamia visited the USA on February 9-16.