Welcome to the January 24 Weekly Summary with Mark Mullen. This week Mark discusses how the Defense Minister Irakli Alasania stepped down from the post of deputy Prime Minister. Bidzina Ivanishvili commented about it and stated that Alasania made a mistake when he started discussing issues of presidential candidate in his party.
Mark also mentions the statements of Georgia’s President in Strasburg and debates about Russian-Georgian war. Mark reviews, how Vladimer Bedukdze was released from prison; Nikoloz Vashakidze resigned from the post of deputy Foreign Minister, also the debates that were not held between Finance Minister Nodar Khaduri and UNM Secretary General Vano Merabishvili about the budget.
Other topics of the week are: Ded Hasan was killed in Moscow, Russia’s chief sanitary Genady Onishenko may arrive in Georgia; Irakli Okruashvili stated that Zurab Jhvania’s death was not a murder; Georgian Patriarch was prized by the Patriarch of Russian federation. In addition, earthquake in Tbilisi, famous Georgian actor Guram Sagharadze died and much more - So sit back and enjoy.

The original audio podcast version of this content can be found at TBLpod.com, recorded locally on Rustaveli Avenue. Each week Mark and his excellent team of researchers, experts and analysts put together a summary of what has happened in Georgia and why. Years of experience and contacts in this country help them provide a context for the news each week. Their discussions give a uniquely candid perspective, which is difficult to find anywhere else, even in Georgian, and which [we must note] is their personal opinion and not that of any organization or company they or we may work for or represent, including Palitra. For this reason Mark and his team have an audience from all over the world and, even more interestingly, a devoted audience of Georgian listeners interested in their outlook on current events. Thanks for tuning in. Please come back next week.