“In 2013, in 39 villages near the occupation dividing line, the problem of irrigation water was solved, up to 20 clinics were built, roads were rehabilitated, students living in this region got funding for their studies, the gasification process began in

“Medication for the socially vulnerable is being financed by 50% throughout the year. Although, this is a very small amount.”

On 19 September, as a guest on the Public Broadcaster’s TV programme, First Studio, the Minister of

“We distributed GEL 11 million less bonuses and GEL 38 million less wage surpluses in 2013 than in 2012.”

“Investments in education and science have been on the rise since 2012… the annual expenditure of an average family on secondary education has been reduced by 60%.”

“I am speaking of the amendments that have been implemented since the new Constitution came into force. There is no such thing as restricting one’s (Presidential) rights and strengthening another’s (Prime Ministerial).”

“August 2011, unfortunately, saw the exact same number of murders (11) that we had in August 2014… In the past, these murders rarely received media coverage. Nowadays, almost all of the murder cases are covered by the media.”

“The eight-month budget has been executed and there is a surplus. The ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th month budgets will be executed in the same way.”

“The budget deficit of the previous year was GEL 600-700 million. In just six months of this year, there is a GEL 400 million deficit in the revenue part of the budget and a GEL 100 million deficit in the payments. There is a catastrophic decline in inves

“In 2014, GEL 20 million are allocated for science development. According to the plan, GEL 725 thousand should have been spent out of this in the first quarter but in the report submitted, the expenditures are 0%... Research institutions haven’t received

“Many new rights have been granted to defendants.”

“There exists a direct request from The Hague to Georgia to investigate the August war; otherwise, The Hague itself will investigate all of the war’s details and nuances. It is the duty of our country for this topic to be investigated.”

“We definitely reduced the amount of fines… including the field of revenues.”

“The irrigation system work near the border with the occupied territories is finished. Thirty-five villages, nearly 20 thousand hectares and 18 thousand families are already receiving irrigation water.”

“More than 100,000 families in Georgia live on money transfers exactly from this country (Russia).”

“The International Education Centre has already funded the studies of 77 students in leading universities of the world.”