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U.S. Navy Ship Makes Port Call in Batumi
The USS Porter (DDG 78), one of the guided-missile destroyers of the United States Navy, is making a port call…
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PM Gakharia Addresses Tbilisi Silk Road Forum
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia opened the two-day biennial Tbilisi Silk Road Forum in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi…
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New Head of Energy Regulatory Commission Elected
On October 21, the Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC) elected Davit Narmania, one of the members…
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Court Launches Consideration of New Dispute on Rustavi 2 TV Case
The Tbilisi City Court has launched consideration of the lawsuit filed by Davit Dvali and Jarji Akimidze, co-founders of Rustavi…
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UK, Georgia Pledge to Continue ‘Strategic Partnership, Cooperation’ after Brexit
The United Kingdom and Georgia have signed an agreement on strategic partnership and cooperation in London today, pledging to maintain…
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Georgia’s Foreign Trade in January-September 2019
Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in the first nine months of 2019 increased by 0.5%, compared to the same period last…
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NATO Delivers New Vehicles to Georgia
NATO has officially delivered 15 brand new vehicles to the NATO-Georgia Joint Training and Evaluation Center (JTEC). Georgia received the…
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Russian Occupying Forces Renew ‘Borderization’ in Village Atotsi
The Georgian State Security Service has reported that Russian occupying forces are carrying out the process of illegal “borderization” in…
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‘Georgians Should Not Need an American Roof to Talk to Each Other’ – Interview with Daniel Fried
Ambassador Daniel Fried, distinguished fellow at the “Atlantic Council,” had a forty year-long career in the Foreign Service in the…
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South Korean National Assembly Speaker Visits Georgia
A 30-member delegation from South Korea, led by Moon Hee-sang, Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea, is paying…
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Rustavi 2 TV Co-founders Launch Ownership Challenge
On October 17, Davit Dvali and Jarji Akimidze, co-founders of Rustavi 2 TV and the channel’s co-owners during the period…
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Parliament Endorses Grigol Liluashvili as New Security Service Head
On October 17, the Parliament of Georgia endorsed Grigol Liluashvili as new Head of the State Security Service, the country’s…
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Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani Reports to Parliament
On October 17, Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani reported to the Parliament of Georgia on a plenary session at the…
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Parliament Approves Amendments to 2019 State Budget
On October 17, the Parliament of Georgia approved proposed government-initiated amendments to the 2019 state budget with 84 votes to…
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Government Gives ‘Last Chance’ to Anaklia Development Consortium
The Government of Georgia has decided not to terminate the contract between itself and the Anaklia Development Consortium which outlines…
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Security Service on Continued “Borderization” in Chorchana-Tsaghvli Area
The Georgian State Security Service has reported that Russian occupying forces “continue provocative actions” near the villages of Chorchana and…
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Georgian, Armenian PMs Meet, Pledge to Deepen Ties
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia made his first official visit to neighboring Armenia on October 15. Today, Gakharia met his…
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Georgia in NATO PA London Resolutions
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s Autumn Session in London adopted six resolutions on October 14, appealing among others for Alliance leaders’…
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Abkhaz ‘Government Head’ Appointed
On October 14, Raul Khajimba, the Moscow-backed leader of Abkhazia, appointed Valery Bganba as the head of the region’s “cabinet…
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UK’s Johnson Congratulates Giorgi Gakharia on Appointment
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, congratulated Giorgi Gakharia on his appointment as Georgia’s Prime Minister. “As you will…
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Court Rules Bail for Tbilisi Sakrebulo Member
Tbilisi City Court ruled on October 11 that Ilia Jishkariani, member of Tbilisi City Council (Sakrebulo), who was charged of…
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New Deputy Head of Security Service Appointed
Giga Nikoleishvili has been appointed as the Deputy Head of the State Security Service, the country’s domestic counterintelligence agency. In…
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Gakharia, Aliyev Agree to Reopen Access to David Gareji Churches
The churches of David Gareji Monastery Complex located on the disputed section of the Georgian-Azerbaijani state border will reopen for…
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49th Round of Geneva International Discussions
The 49th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) – the multilateral forum to address security and humanitarian consequences of…
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Police Officers Arrested over Murder Case
The Georgian Interior Ministry has arrested five persons, including two incumbent and one former police officers on charges of assisting…
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Georgian, Montenegrin Parliament Speakers Pledge to Deepen Ties
Georgian Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze is on an official visit to Montenegro on October 8-10. Today, Speaker Talakvadze met with…
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Georgian Patriarch Calls on PM to Interfere in David Gareji Issue
The Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II has sent a letter to Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia over the situation at David…
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Georgian PM Visits Azerbaijan, Meets President Aliyev
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia is traveling to Azerbaijan on October 9 in his first foreign visit after assuming power.…
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Prosecutor’s Office Charges Tbilisi Sakrebulo Member over Sexual Violence
The Prosecutor’s Office has brought charges against Ilia Jishkariani, majoritarian member of Tbilisi City Council (Sakrebulo) from Isani single-mandate constituency,…
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Court Rules Bail for Detained Tbilisi Protest Activist
On October 8, the Tbilisi City Court released Levan Jikuri, one of the activists arrested on charges of group violence…
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Steinmeier Jitters: Georgia Fears Germany’s Russia Complicity
The German Embassy vehicles in Tbilisi carry a 001 license plate for a good reason. Berlin was the first to…
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UNESCO Names Tbilisi World Book Capital for 2021
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, named Georgian capital city Tbilisi as the World Book Capital for 2021 on October…
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Govt Names Grigol Liluashvili as New Security Service Head
The Georgian government has named Grigol Liluashvili as new Head of the State Security Service, the country’s domestic counterintelligence agency…
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Tbilisi Sakrebulo Member Accused of Sexual Violence
Ilia Jishkariani, majoritarian member of Tbilisi City Council (Sakrebulo) from Isani single-mandate constituency, was accused of sexual and physical violence…
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Ruling Party Lawmaker Renounces MP Mandate
MP Vano Zardiashvili of the Georgian Dream faction announced on October 7 about his plans to renounce his MP mandate…
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Georgian PM, EUMM Head Discuss Situation in Occupied Regions
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia and Head of European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) Erik Høeg met on October 7 to…
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German, Georgian Presidents Meet in Tbilisi
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is paying an official visit to Georgia on October 6-8. Today, Steinmeier met with his Georgian…
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NATO Deputy SecGen, Georgian Officials Meet in Batumi
NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller, who leads the North Atlantic Council (NAC) delegation to Georgia on October 3-4, discussed…
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Parliament to Launch Discussions on 2020 Draft State Budget
The Georgian Parliament will start discussions on the 2020 draft state budget, deemed as “citizen-oriented” by Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia,…
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Deputy SecGen: NAC’s Visit Demonstrates NATO’s Ongoing ‘Commitment to Georgia’
The North Atlantic Council (NAC), the principal political decision-making body of NATO, led by Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller is…
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Georgian Crime Boss Killed in Ukraine
Ukraine’s National Police reported on October 2 that Georgian citizen, wanted by Ukrainian police for opening fire at riot police…
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Geostat: Annual Inflation 6.4% in September
Georgia’s annual inflation stood at 6.4% in September after 4.9% in the previous month, the National Statistics Office (Geostat) reported…
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Natia Mezvrishvili Becomes Government Administration Head
Natia Mezvrishvili, was appointed as the new head of the Georgian government’s administration, replacing Kakhi Kakhishvili, who served at the…
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Sokhumi Lifts Restrictions on Enguri Crossing Point
The “security service” of occupied Abkhazia announced on October 2 that “temporary restriction” on the Enguri crossing point of the…
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Activists Protest Release of Police Officers Involved in Dispersal of June 20 Protests
Georgian civil rights activists gathered outside Gldani prison in Tbilisi on October 2, where participants of the June 20-21 rallies…
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New Chief of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Regional Police Appointed
Avtandil Galdava has been appointed as the Head of Interior Ministry’s Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti regional police department, replacing Nikoloz Diasamidze, who…
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Yet Another Technical Meeting Held in Ergneti Over Disputed Police Checkpoint
Security officials from Tbilisi, Tskhinvali and Russian Federation held the fifth “technical meeting” in village Ergneti, near the occupation line…
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Majority Lawmaker Suspended MP Mandate
MP Shota Shalelashvili, member of the parliamentary majority group, was suspended of his MP mandate during the Parliament’s plenary session…
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ECHR Launches Consideration of Machalikashvili Case
Human Rights and Monitoring Center (EMC), a local human rights watchdog, announced today that the European Court of Human Rights…
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U.S. Secretary of State Congratulates Giorgi Gakharia on Appointment
The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo congratulated Giorgi Gakharia on his appointment as Georgia’s Prime Minister. “I look forward to…
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