Georgia Reshuffles Diplomatic Corps

Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zourabichvili has submitted the new candidates on the Ambassadorial positions on June 23. The eight candidacies, set to become Georgia’s new ambassadors are:

Gega Mgaloblishvili – Ambassador of Georgia to Turkey
Levan Asatiani – Ambassador of Georgia to Iran
Davit Aptsiauri – Ambassador of Georgia to Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia
Natia Japaridze –Ambassador of Georgia to France and Representative at UNESCO
Zurab Beridze – Ambassador of Georgia to Romania and Moldova
Davit Zalkaliani –Ambassador of Georgia to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Zurab Shurgaia –Ambassador of Georgia to Kazakhstan
Ketevan Bagrationi – Ambassador of Georgia to the Holy See

The Georgian Foreign Minister said the ambassadors to other countries would be appointed next month. The Parliament has to endorse each of the candidates.