Moscow, Rabi'I 19, 1437, December 30, 2015, SPA -- The parliament of the former Soviet republic of Georgia approved Giorgi Kvirikashvili as the new prime minister on Tuesday, according to an announcement on his cabinet's website. dpa reported. Last week the republic's president nominated Kvirikashvili, who was then serving as foreign minister, to become prime minister after the last one surprisingly announced a couple of days earlier that he was tendering his resignation without giving a specific reason. Kvirikashvili, 48, was appointed foreign minister in September after previously serving as economy minister. --SPA 03:06 LOCAL TIME 00:06 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w