“The number of the population living below the poverty line has notably decreased and is practically halved.”

According to Manana Kobakhidze, the statement of the US Department of State uses the word “politicised” only because it concerns Mikheil Saakashvili as a politician.

“As for the danger of the Mtkvari [River] being transferred to the Chorokhi [River], it has existed and still does… although, we don’t have any legal leverage to avoid it.”

“This (Shah Deniz Stage Two) is a USD 45 billion project of which USD 2 billion will be invested in Georgia.”

“The Prosecutor’s Office, violating the Law [of Georgia] on State Secrets, disclosed secret correspondence between the General Prosecutor’s Office and the Administration of the President of Georgia.”

“According to the 2013 economic forecast of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, the economy should have reached GEL 32 billion in 2014. According to the current forecast, we will be losing GEL 3 billion. We have lost more than USD half a billion in curren

“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