GEORGIAN PRESIDENT GETS ARMENIAN-ADVISOR
Trend News Agency
June 13 2008
Azerbaijan
Georgia, Tbilisi / corr. Trend News N.Kirtzkhalia / Van Bayburt, a
former MP, was appointed the President’s advisor at Georgian President
Michael Sakaashvili’s decree. Bayburt told to journalists that
currently the fields to be under his supervision are being defined.
"Most likely, I will supervise the Southern Caucasus problems and
issues on international relations," he said.
Bayburt, an Armenian by origin, was a member of the Georgian Parliament
for the last two convocations in 1999-2004 and 2004-2008. He is an
editor-in-chief of an Armenian language Vrastan newspaper.