Defense Minister Okruashvili to Promote Georgian Wine

President Saakashvili said on April 12 that he has assigned Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili to promote Georgian wine on new foreign markets, the President’s press office reported.

“I have instructed Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli to be in charge of [the promotion of] Georgian wine on domestic and CIS [Commonwealth of Independent States] markets; this will be his prime goal until Russia lifts embargo [on imports of Georgian wine]. I have also instructed Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili to take charge of issues related to the export of Georgian wine to new foreign markets,” said Saakashvili after attending the Georgian-Chinese business forum in Beijing.

He also said that Okruashvili’s experience in business management was a reason behind his decision.