Six U.S. forensic experts arrived in Tbilisi early on 8 February to participate in the ongoing investigation into the circumstances of the death on 4 February of Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania, Caucasus Press reported. U.S. Ambassador to Georgia Richard Miles told the independent televisionstation Rustavi-2 on 8 February that the arrival of U.S. specialists does not reflect on the professionalism of the Georgian investigators assigned to the case. Miles also said that the U.S. experts will alsohelp to investigate the 1 February car-bomb explosion in Gori, but he ruled out a connection between that incident and Zhvania\'s death. On 7 February, the independent television company Mze reported thatGeorgian Ambassador to the U.S. Levan Mikeladze telephoned Zhvania at 1.19 a.m. on 4 February, just hours before Zhvania died of carbon-monoxide poisoning. Meanwhile, opposition politician Irina Sarishvili-Chanturia told journalists on 7 February she is convinced that Zhvania\'s death was murder, and that other members of the Georgian leadership were responsible, rustavi2.com reported. (RFE/RL)