Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili met with the members of the cabinet of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, in Batumi on August 2.
Further the activities of the newly-elected cabinet and problems persisting in the region were the issues discussed during the meeting.
On July 30 the Adjarian Parliament approved the four-member cabinet of the Autonomous Republic with a 23 to 2 vote. The opposition Republican Party represented the two dissenting votes for the new cabinet.