Georgia will have a new large city in the future, which will be called Lazika - Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili announced during his visit to Zugdidi on Sunday.

Saakashvili said the plan of new city`s construction is estimated on the next ten years and it will be main trade-economic and commercial centre in the West of Georgia connected to the country`s transport and railway highways.

`We have decided to found a new large city between Anaklia and Kulevi, which we`ll name Lazika. It will be a very large city, because, according to my calculations, in ten years, it will have about half a million residents and it will be second largest city of Georgia after Tbilisi, it will be main trade-commercial and economic centre in the Western Georgia and the main centre on the Black Sea. Next year we`ll begin major works, construction of a new port, roads, water systems, we`ll dry the swamps and employ several thousands of people on these works,` Saakashvili announced.

Source: www.rustavi2.com