BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 23. Georgian President
Mikheil Kavelashvili has nominated the current Ambassador to
Azerbaijan, Zurab Pataradze, for the post of Chairman of the Adjara
Government, the presidential administration said during a briefing,
Trend reports.
Pataradze’s candidacy must be approved by a majority vote of the
Supreme Council of Adjara.
As Kavelashvili noted, Pataradze has significant experience in
public service and diplomacy.
“Zurab Pataradze has worked productively for many years in the
diplomatic service, where he distinguished himself in defending
Georgia’s interests on the international stage. He is a native of
Adjara and is well acquainted with the region’s needs and
potential,” the President emphasized.
Pataradze has served as Georgia’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan since
August 2018. He previously headed the Government of Adjara from
2016 to 2018. He also served as Georgia’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan
and Türkiye, and as Consul General in Istanbul.
He also worked in the consular service of the Georgian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, and in the 1990s, in the central office of the
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Adjara Autonomous Republic and
in the banking sector of Batumi.
