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The Daily Dispatch 25-26 May
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Georgian Leaders Address Nation on Independence Day
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, Parliament Speaker Archil Takakvadze and Defense Minister Irakli Garibashvili addressed the nation…
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Sokhumi Reopens Enguri Crossing Point for Returning Patients
Starting today, Abkhaz authorities have allowed passage to resume through Enguri bridge crossing point for Abkhaz passport holders who travelled…
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U.S. President, Other Foreign Leaders Congratulate Georgia With Independence Day
102 years ago today, on May 26, 1918, Georgia proclaimed itself an independent Democratic Republic. The short-lived Georgian Democratic Republic…
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Georgian Orthodox Church Bishop Airs Strong Anti-Western Messages
Metropolitan Bishop of Vani and Baghdati Eparchy (diocese) of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Anton Bulukhia, voiced a number of strong-worded…
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Finance Ministry Sells GEL 80 Mln Benchmark Bonds
On May 25, the Georgian Ministry of Finance has sold benchmark bonds with nominal value of GEL 80 million (USD…
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The Daily Dispatch – 23 May
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Russia Denies It has Flouted ‘Open Skies’ Treaty
The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on May 22 “deploring” the U.S. decision to exit the Treaty on Open…
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Watchdog Says Fake Media Pages Push Ruling Party Message on Facebook
The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy, a watchdog, reported on May 21, that its analysts found five pages…
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Georgia Backs U.S. on Open Skies Treaty Withdrawal
On May 23, Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani issued a press statement backing the potential U.S. withdrawal from the Treaty…
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The Daily Dispatch – 22 May
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NATO’s Stoltenberg: Russia Flight Restrictions Breach ‘Open Skies’
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated on May 22, following the North Atlantic Council’s (NAC) discussion about the Open Skies…
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Parliament Passes Controversial Amendments to Forest Code of Georgia
On May 22, the Georgian Parliament endorsed the amendments to the Forest Code of Georgia with its third reading with…
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Georgian Parliament Passes Bill Granting Gov’t Emergency-Like Powers
On May 22, the Georgian Parliament rushed through controversial amendments to the Law on Public Health granting the Government temporary…
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Georgia’s Reconciliation Minister to be Appointed as Ambassador to Austria
Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality, Ketevan Tsikhelashvili will be appointed as Georgian Ambassador to Austria. She will…
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New Deputy Foreign Minister Appointed
Vladimir Konstantinidi, former spokesperson, has been appointed as the new Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia, replacing Mikheil Ninua, who resigned…
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Georgian Foreign Ministry Decries ‘Borderization,’ Russian Disinformation
The Georgian Foreign Ministry released a statement on May 22, condemning the illegal “borderization” in Mereti village adjacent to Russian-occupied…
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U.S. to Withdraw from ‘Open Skies,’ Citing Russian Encroachment on Neighbors’ Sovereignty
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo issued a press statement on May 21 signaling U.S. withdrawal from the Treaty on…
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21 May 2020 EU cash to handle Covid-19 fallout — Boundary closures cost lives — Tskhinvali targets EUMM in a…
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EUMM Denies Tskhinvali Media’s ‘Disinformation’ about its Activities
The EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) released a statement on May 21, denouncing Tskhinvali media outlets’ reporting of its activities along…
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Reconciliation Minister on Lack of Access to Healthcare in Tskhinvali, ‘Borderization’ in Abkhazia
Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality, Ketevan Tsikhelashvili stated on May 20 that 14 patients have died in…
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EU Council Adopts EUR 150 Mln Loan Package for Georgia
On May 20, the Council of the European Union adopted a decision to provide up to EUR 3 billion of…
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Georgian President Speaks of Recent Pardoning, Anti-vaxxer Clerics, and Foreign Policy
President Salome Zurabishvili gave a 45-minute long interview to Rustavi 2 TV, discussing a number of hot-button issues – recent…
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AFET Adopts Recommendations on Eastern Partnership, Calls for ‘Enhanced EU Dialogue’ with Georgia
On May 19, Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) of the European Parliament adopted recommendations aimed at charting a…
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NCDC Releases Key Figures on COVID-19 Outbreak in Georgia
The National Center for Disease Control and Public Health of Georgia (NCDC) has published a long-awaited, data-rich analysis of COVID-19…
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Patient from Occupied Akhalgori Dies due to Delayed Transfer to Hospital
Jumber Miladze, a 63-year-old patient from occupied Akhalgori Municipality, died on his way to the hospital from a stroke on…
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EPP Group Calls on EU to Enhance Cooperation with Georgia, other EaP Countries
The European People’s Party Group (EPP Group), the largest political group in the European Parliament, has appealed to the European…
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Georgia Reports ‘Borderization’ Near Ganmukhuri, Khurcha
The Georgian State Security Service (SSG) has reported on May 20 that Russian occupying forces carried out the process of…
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Georgia’s Foreign Trade in January-April 2020
Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in the first four months of 2020 decreased by 11.8%, compared to the same period last…
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MEPs Assess EU-Georgia AA Implementation, Expect Free, Fair Polls in October
On May 19, European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) previewed the implementation of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement (AA) based…
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PM Gakharia Responds to U.S. Lawmakers’ Criticism
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has responded to the criticism voiced by four U.S. lawmakers in the letter addressed to…
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TI Georgia Slams Draft Law Allowing Gov’t to Restrict Rights during Non-Emergency
Transparency International Georgia, a local watchdog, issued a statement on May 19 criticizing a draft law, which – if adopted…
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S. Korean Nonprofit to Send COVID-19 Aid to Abkhazia, Georgia Suspects Russian Ties
The Korea Herald, South Korea’s English-language daily reported on May 18 that Global Honors Network, a local nonprofit, will provide…
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MEP Mikser Presents Draft Report on Georgia’s EU Association Agreement Implementation
The European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) previewed on May 19 the implementation report of the European Union Association…
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Opposition Calls on Georgian Dream to ‘Fully Implement’ March 8 Deal
The Georgian opposition leaders, including newly released Irakli Okruashvili and Gigi Ugulava, gathered at the Labor Party’s office on May…
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Georgia Joins Statement on 76th Anniversary of Crimean Tatar People Deportation
On May 18, Foreign Ministers of Ukraine, Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland issued a joint statement on the 76th…
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Ukraine Extradites Georgian Citizen Charged with Terror Offences to Tbilisi
On May 17, the Georgian State Security Service reported that Ukraine has extradited to Tbilisi a Georgian national, one of…
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Diplomatic Missions Call to Support Georgia’s Queer Community ‘during Pandemic and Beyond’
A group of diplomatic missions in Georgia released a statement on May 17 – the international day against homophobia, biphobia…
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Georgian State Security Reports ‘Borderization’ Near Abkhazia
The Georgian State Security Service has reported on May 16 that Russian occupying forces are carrying out the process of…
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Senators Risch, Shaheen Welcome Presidential Pardon, Expect Giorgi Rurua’s Release
U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), released a statement, in…
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Four U.S. Lawmakers Accuse Georgian Dream, Ivanishvili of “Ties to American Hostile Rivals and Enemies”
On May 15, the four U.S. lawmakers – Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Congressmen Jodey Arrington (R-TX19)…
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Mediators Welcome Pardon, Expect “Further Progress” on March 8 Deal
The facilitators of the political dialogue issued a joint statement welcoming Georgian President’s decision – to pardon alleged political prisoners…
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Georgian Dream, Opposition on President’s Decision to Pardon Ugulava, Okruashvili
President Salome Zurabishvili’s decision to pardon former Tbilisi mayor Gigi Ugulava and former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili – alleged “political…
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Georgia Concludes Presidency of CoE Committee of Ministers
Georgia’s presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE), a 47-member intergovernmental organization, has come to an…
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President Zurabishvili Pardons Gigi Ugulava, Irakli Okruashvili
On May 15, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili announced that she has pardoned two inmates – former Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava and…
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European Commission President Addresses Georgian President
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen sent a letter to Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili on May…
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Economy Minister: Anaklia Project ‘Strategic’, ADC out of the Game
On May 14, Georgian Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Natia Turnava said the Anaklia Deep-Sea Port Project is of…
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TI Georgia: ‘No Proof of Money Laundering’ in TBC Bank Case
Transparency International Georgia, a local watchdog, released a legal assessment of the money laundering persecution related to TBC Bank ,…
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MEP Kubilius links EU Assistance to Georgia, March 8 Electoral Reform Deal
On May 13, Member of European Parliament Andrius Kubilius, the Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation to the EuroNest Parliamentary…
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