The President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili visited Rike, where he went to see a Flower Clock. Martin Weltkamp from Netherlands designed a Flower Clock. The mechanism of a clock is Swiss, the arrows of a clock are managed from the satellite. A clock is symbolically made of colors of EU and Georgian flags.

The President spoke about Rike development plan. "Not long ago this place was packed with restaurants and cars, it was very ugly here. Now this place will turn into the best place not only in the Caucasus but in whole Europe as well", noted the President. He added that some works have already started regarding the construction of the cultural center on Rike, where concert and exhibition halls will be built. Besides this it is planned to construct a ropeway in the direction of Ortachala. "We will turn this place into one of the most important tourism centers around the world", noted the President.