Samegrelo. On February 13, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia Tengiz Shergelashvili has met with the municipality Gamgebelis and international and non-governmental organizations in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Regional Administration. Representatives of the UN Development Program, who are actively involved in drafting the development plan for the Region, have attended the meeting. Mr. Shergelashvili has talked about the regional development strategy and the criteria for selecting to-be-funded projects. He prioritized projects involving the supply of drinking water, construction of roads, and the shore-strengthening works. Deputy Minister has called on the representatives of international and local NGOs to broader involvement in the implementation of regional projects.