Daily Archives: May 22, 2012

NATO chief reaffirms membership commitment for Georgia

By | May 22nd, 2012|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – NATO’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says Georgia will become a member of the alliance sometime. There has been progress in the reforms and NATO will continue to support the country in that regard. Fogh Rasmussen said this at a joint […]

Don’t hesitate, says democracy campaign in Georgia

By | May 22nd, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – A pro-democracy campaign in Georgia calls on the Saakashvili regime to not stall a negotiated deal intended to secure a more fair election in October. The campaign sent a letter appealing to the president and speaker of parliament to start […]

Former Georgian general murdered in Moscow

By | May 22nd, 2012|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – A former Georgian general who was convicted of treason and lived in Russia was killed Monday in Moscow. Russian media report that Roman Dumbadze was hit by bullets from two attackers passing by on motorcycles near his home. Dumbadze died on the […]

NATO Summit in Chicago its Importance for Georgia

By | May 22nd, 2012|Categories: Opinion|Tags: |

At the Summit of NATO, leaders of the NATO and non-NATO member states are discussing the next major phase of transition in Afghanistan, furthermore, related to the further steps to ensure that North-Atlantic Alliance has the capabilities necessary to meet the challenges […]

Georgia and Azerbaijan will solve monastery issue

By | May 22nd, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia and Azerbaijan are working on delineating their border, in order to solve the problem regarding Davit Gareja monastery complex, which is a source for concern. Georgia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Nikoloz Vashakidze said Monday that the […]

Georgia expecting new border monitoring soon

By | May 22nd, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Nikoloz Vashakidze says he hopes that Switzerland will finish selecting the company which will conduct monitoring of goods passing the Russia-Georgia border. Georgia agreed to accept Russia as a WTO member in November […]