President opens new sector of central highway

Georgian president has opened another sector of the central highway. Mikheil Saakashvili drove a formula 3 on the Gori-Sveneti sector of the highway to check up the quality of the new road. President said the construction of the highway was underway within the scheduled terms. Within the visit to the Shida Kartli Region, Georgian president has also attended the presentation of a new police station in Gori. The new building was constructed on the territory of the former tank battalion of Gori. Afterwards, president Saakashvili attended the opening of two new bridges in the region. The Igoeti Bridge is 200 meters-long and the bridge on Lekhura River is 120 meters in length. Both constructions meet the international standards.

Former Spanish PM visits Georgia

Former Spanish prime minister José Maria Aznar pays a two-day visit to Georgia. Former Spanish PM arrived in Tbilisi late last night. Georgian Minister of Economic Development, Zurab Pololikashvili greeted the guest at the Tbilisi airport. Today, the guest will arrive in the Tserovani settlement, where the IDPs from the Shida Kartli Region reside. Meeting with the president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili is also on the agenda. After the closed meeting, the president and the Spanish politician will hold a joint briefing for media.

Latinina hails reforms in Georgia

Russian journalist Yulia Latinina talked about the political and economic reforms and the situation in Georgia after her visit to Georgia in the air of the Radio Echo Moskvy, where the journalist was invited to the studio of the program the Access Code. The journalist hailed how briefly Georgia managed to carry out successful reforms. Russian journalist said that Georgia should become an example for Russia too. Latinina, who is popular for her activities aiming at protecting the human rights, focused on the problems of law enforcement structures in Russia Latinina spoke about the changes in Georgian police, where seven years ago they were participants of crimes, but today, they are guarding the security of their citizens. In her radio interview, Latinina denied the reports on the possible presence of terrorists in the Pankisi valley and said people lived in peace there.