Ivane Tsiklauri was appointed governor of Samtskhe-Javakheti province of Georgia was changed instead of Lasha Chkadua.

Lasha Chkadua moved for work in the newly created employment ministry. “I left the regional administration due to personal reasons. I am appointed a deputy minister in a new ministry,” Chkadua said.

Ivane Tsiklauri was formally appointed on July 6. He had previously held various posts in the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs, was also chief of police department in Samtskhe-Javakheti, News.ge reports.

Javakheti—is an Armenian-populated part of Georgia’s southeastern Samtskhe-Javakheti Province.