First of all, I would like to note that I have held meetings at the Oval Office before and all of them were good, but I have never left this room loaded with so many specific results; especially at a moment when this is very important for Georgia.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I want to welcome President Saakashvili and his delegation here, and it’s a wonderful occasion to have him here as we’ll be celebrating this year 20 years of independence for Georgia and the eighth anniversary of the Rose Revolution.
The Chairman of the Committee on Health Care and Social Issues, Otar Toidze spoke about the renewal of an agreement between "The Government of Georgia and the Republic of Turkey on Cooperation in Social Protection Sphere” with the members of the Turkish delegation.
The President of Georgia visited Svaneti today. Mikheil Saakashvili toured the ongoing construction works and reviewed the process of implementing infrastructural projects. The Head of State and a Georgian singer – Niaz Diasamidze visited the 4 meter Bronze sculpture of King Tamar, which was designed according to an ancient Georgian image, created in the old Georgian style. Vaja Melikishviil and Shota Bostanashvili are the designers of the sculpture.
The President of Georgia met the Georgian sailors, led by an official Georgian delegation, who arrived in Turkey from Kenya after being rescued from the captivity of Somalian pirates. The Prime Minister of Turkey met the sailors along with the President of Georgia.
Deputy Chairman of the Parliament Anzor Bolkvadze and Mikheil Makharadze, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Adjara together with the church parish met Christmas at Khulo Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary.
By initiative of the Chairman of Abkhazian Government Giorgi Baramia and supported by the International humanitarian organization "Good Samaritan in Georgia", gifts were presented to IDP children from Abkhazia compactly settled at #104 kindergarten in Gldani, Tbilisi.
Today, by initiative of the Government of A/R Abkhazia and "Nikora" company's financial support presents were given to Abkhazian families settled in Lilo, Tbilisi.
The main goal of the project was to show governmental concern and care about IDPs.
Today, the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, David Bakradze took part in the Conference "European Eastern Neighborhood – between the Authoritarian and Democratic Transition”, held in Sweden, where the discussion was held on the topic "What can and shall EU do”.
Initiated by the Government of A/R of Abkhazia food products were dispensed to IDP families from Abkhazia.
Today the Government Members dispensed food products to socially vulnerable IDPs settled in No140 kindergarten of Gldani 5th micro-region and to families of those killed in Abkhazian war as well as to the war 1st group invalids.