Georgian parliament approves ambassador to Belarus

The parliament of Georgia has approved David Zalkoniani as the Georgian Ambassador in Minsk, the Georgian news agencies reported. This Caucasian country did not have an embassy in Minsk, but has recently decided to open one.

Georgian political commentator Ramaz Sakvarelidze explains Tbilisi's decision to open an embassy in Belarus by the desire to develop trade and economic cooperation between the countries. He also said that the world community's attention "is shifting towards the Baltic countries and Eastern Europe and Georgia is part of this process".

Previously, David Zalkoniani served as the Georgian envoy in Uzbekistan.