The Political Coalition “Georgian Dream” (GD) defeated the ruling United National Movement, led by President Saakashvili in the Parliamentary Elections of October 2012 with a 55 percent majority.

Continuing his career in MFA Alex Petriashvili became the Deputy Director of the Politico-Military Department in the end of 1998, his daily work included consultations with NATO International Staff and relevant agencies in the frame of PfP State Commission led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, also consolidation of foreign assistance and allocation them for strengthening Georgia’s defense capabilities.

), 2) on economic cooperation and fiscal issues - negotiating the parameters of budget for Georgia on financial and technical assistance, also elaborating new assistance programs through the USAID, working out short and long term strategies for energy cooperation with the Department of Energy as well as negotiations on inclusion of Georgia in the Millennium Challenge Account project.

He was responsible for consultations with IMF and WB on evaluation of realization of national budget, participation in the process of elaboration of new parameters for upcoming fiscal years on multilateral basis.

His major mission was improving economic and political ties between Turkmenistan and Georgia, as well as with Afghanistan, actively participating in multi and bi-lateral consultations on diversification of Turkmen energy recourses’ transit routes, realization of the East-West Energy and the Transport Corridor projects, as well as initiating bilateral and trilateral projects in the process of reconstruction and rehabilitation of Afghan economy – active consultations with afghan government, UN offices and foreign missions in Kabul on allocation of additional funds for humanitarian, educational and energy needs of Afghan people.