[5] Upon his return to Georgia, he began to work for GEPLAC (Georgian-European Policy and Legal Advice Centre), where he headed the project on harmonizing Georgian commercial legislation with that of European Union,[6] and founded the daily-newspaper 24 Hours (24 Saati), where he took up a job of legal observer and editor of the newspaper’s weekly addition The Law.

[7] Following the Rose Revolution of 2003, Rurua became a member of the Parliament of Georgia from the United National Movement party.

[12] Both initiatives proved to be effective in combating the organized crime, its influence on the social and economic life of the country, as well as in limiting activities of hostile intelligence services on Georgia.

[14] The same year he led a group of parliamentarians in bringing the remains of the anti-Soviet military leader Kaikhosro (Kakutsa) Cholokashvili back to Georgia.

[16] He was one of the founders of the Black Sea Jazz Festival in the seaside city of Batumi and was instrumental in Georgia's participation in 2018 Frankfurt Book Fair as the official Guest of Honour.