TBILISI - Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze announced Monday that he will resign, with ensuing government step-down by legislation.

Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze addresses the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, on April 10, 2019. (Photo: Agencies)

"The development framework has been created ... and therefore I have decided to resign as I believe I have accomplished my mission at this stage," Bakhtadze wrote on Facebook.