The president responds to the suicide of 15-year-old boy in MartviliSalome Zourabichvili apologizes to the family of the deceased. The President calls on the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs to start the description of socially unprotected families and take special measures for the children of these families.
"I can not figure out how many factors are involved in the creation of such a tragedy, but I,as the President of this country, know that the interconnection of the child"s hunger and suicide is the country`s tragedy and the shame of the state. Such tragedies must be stopped. That is why I address the Ministry of Health and Social Services to immediately describe the socially vulnerable and extremely poor families and take special measures for the children of these families. I share the sadness of the deceased"s family and apologize to it as an ordinary citizen of this country. At the same time I have to say that it is a shame to use such tragedies on political grounds, "Salome Zourabichvili said.