UEFA President Michel Platini hosted by Georgian PM
27 April, 2013
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Tbilisi Sport Palace hosted UEFA Futsal Cup opening ceremony attended by Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili with his son Bera and UEFA President Michel Platini. Other officials at the event included Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava, Sport and Youth Affairs Minister Levan Kipiani, Energy Minister Kakha Kaladze, government and invited foreign officials, among them presidents of football federations. The opening match saw a 2:5 defeat for the local Iberia Star team by Dinamo Moscow.
Before the ceremony the prime minister hosted Platini at his Business Center. The meeting was attended by minister Kaladze - formerly captain of the Georgian national team - and Sport Minister Kipiani. The meeting sides spoke about perspectives for development of the Georgian football, while Platini also presented Ivanishvili with a gift.

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