Zhvania Vows to Reform the Government

State Minister of Georgia Zurab Zhvania said at a special news briefing on December 1 that the revolution is not complete and vowed to carry out revolutionary changes in the government. 

?The real revolution starts now. We will create a new style of governance. We aim at fundamental reorganization of the existing system. Our policy aims at canceling existing bureaucratic barriers,? Zurab Zhvania said at the news briefing. 

He stressed the necessity of implementation of new staffing policy and called on the population to cooperate with the new authorities in this direction.

?We are not immune to mistakes. But we will admit all our mistakes. We will be ready to correct them together with the population and civil society organizations. We will discuss all of the mistakes, which will be unacceptable for the society,? Zhvania said.

?A special group will be set up to create a database, where we will register everyone, who has relevant skills and can help the state in various spheres. The staff in every governmental structure will be recruited on a competitive basis. Some persons try to bribe us in order to obtain high posts in the new government. However, they are trying in vain. The time has passed, when the relatives of high-ranking officials were the ones to obtain the [government] posts,? the State Minister said.

?Our policy priority will be a real fight against corruption. All those , who are responsible for misappropriation of people?s property, will be accountable. They will be punished as required by the law,? the State Minister noted. 

He said the new leadership of the country will do its best not to disappoint those people, who stood beside them during ?the velvet revolution.? 

?We are opening a new page in our history and we should use this chance as much as possible,? the State Minister concluded.

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