MP Nominated as Minister for Refugees

Lawmaker from the ruling National Movement party Gia Kheviashvili, who chairs parliamentary committee for agricultural issues, will be nominated as new Minister for Refugees and Accommodation.

?The President has already proposed me to take over this position,? MP Kheviashvili told Rustavi 2 television on Friday.

The position is vacant after ex-Minister Eter Astemirova filed resignation on November 4. She cited planed reorganization in the Ministry but did not specify details.

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