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New Ambassadors Appointed
Parliament approved new Georgian ambassadors to Russia, China and Bulgaria on February 29.
Erosi Kitsmarishvili, the founder and former owner of Rustavi 2 TV, was approved as Georgian ambassador to Russia, replacing Irakli Chubinishvili.
Zaza Begashvili, chairman of the Tbilisi City Council (Sakrebulo), became ambassador to China, replacing Mikheil Ukleba. Media sources suggest that Zaal Samadashvili, a writer, may replace Begashvili as Sakrebulo chairman.
Mikheil Ukleba, ex-ambassador to China, has now become Georgia’s envoy to Bulgaria.