Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University hosted the President of Georgia on September 23rd. The President met with the first-year students.

Giorgi Margvelashvili has congratulated the students the occasion of beginning of the new academic year, discussed their civil responsibilities and urged them to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections that will be held on October 8th.

First-year students received letters from the President, where Giorgi Margvelashvili denotes: “You have successfully taken this step – achieved your goals and become students. At the same time, many of you have obtained the first-time opportunity to become the country’s full-fledged citizens and to take part in the process of your country’s arrangement and the state formation. I would like to ask each first-grader, not to fail their first civic activity and to attend the elections. I will not tell which political party or the politician you should vote for, but I am confident that you will make your own right choice”.

The meeting was held at the discussion format. Giorgi Margvelashvili answered the questions of first-graders.

After the meeting, the President examined the Laboratory of Agriculture of the University that was equipped with the financial support of the Presidential Reserve Fund as a part of the agreement between the Presidential administration of Georgia and Telavi State University.

The arrangement was headed by Iakob Gogebashvili Telavi State University Rector Irma Shioshvili.