Грузия прощается с бывшим президентом Эдуардом Шеварднадзе.

В Тбилиси состоялись похороны бывшего президента Эдуарда Шеварднадзе, который умер несколько дней назад. Высокопоставленные чиновники  со всего мира, в том числе бывший госсекретарь США Джеймс Бейкер и бывший министр иностранных дел Германии Ганс Дитрих Геншер и официальные делегации из ряда стран, в том числе из Армении и Азербайджана, а также политические, гражданские и религиозные лидеры Грузии воздали должное бывшему президенту.

После церковной службы президент Шеварднадзе был похоронен рядом с женой Нанули, в Крцаниской Резиденции, где он провел последние годы жизни. Эдуард Шеварнадзе был первым секретарем ЦК Коммунистической партии в Советской Грузии с 1972 по 1985, затем был назначен министром иностранных дел СССР, где проработал в этой должности до 1991 года. В 1992 году он вернулся в Грузию, чтобы служить сначала в качестве начальника Государственного Совета и позже в качестве президента до 2003 года.

Источник: commonspace.eu

фото: Похороны президента Эдуарда Шеварднадзе в Тбилиси, 13 июля 2014 года (фото любезно предоставлено IPN - Грузия).

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