Georgian Prime Minister made a special statement on structural and staff changes in the Georgian government.

As a result of changes, the number of ministries will be reduced from 18 to 14.

State Ministry of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration merges with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection with the Ministry of Agriculture. The sport component of the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs joins with the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection.  The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and the Natural Resources Protection component of the Ministry of Environment merge with the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development. The Foreign Intelligence Service will join with the State Security Service.

The Emergency Management Center will be formed after merging the Crisis Council and the Emergency Management Agency. Giorgi Mgebrishvili will head the agency.

As for Ministers, the current Minister of Economy Giorgi Gakharia is nominated to the position of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

Director General of the Georgian Railway Mamuka Bakhtadze is nominated as the Minister of Finance of Georgia.

Mikheil Chkhenkeli, the Vice-Rector of Tbilisi State University will assume the post of Minister of Education.

Mikheil Giorgadze will head the unified structure of the Ministry of Culture and the part of the Sport Ministry.

Levan Davitashvili will be the Minister of the merged structure of the Ministry of Environment Protection and the Ministry of Agriculture.

After merging the State Ministry on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the state agency will be headed by Mikheil Janelidze.

According to PM, the package of changes will be approved at the nearest government. The Parliament is to hold the confidence vote regarding staff and structural reorganization of the government.