The Head of Government congratulated the diplomats on their appointments and wished them success.

For many years, Irakli Beraia was the Chairman of the Defense and Security Committee and the Foreign Relations Committee of the Georgian Parliament, as well as the Head of the Parliamentary Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. At various times, Irakli Beraia served as the Director of the National Investment Agency of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development and the Director of the Reforms and Development Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Varlam Avaliani was the General Director of the Media Holding in 2021-2025, which unites the TV company “Rustavi 2” and several media platforms, and also the Executive Director of “Studio Maestro” in 2019-2021. He worked as a communications consultant in consulting companies in 2014-2018, and in 2012-2014 he held the positions of Advisor and Deputy Minister of Defense of Georgia. Varlam Avaliani was a journalist in various TV companies in 1999-2013.