Daily Archives: February 19, 2013

Saakashvili and Ivanishvili to write letter to NATO

By | February 19th, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian prime minister and president are considering writing a letter to NATO about integration issues, according to the country’s foreign minister. Foreign Affair Minister Maia Panjikidze on Tuesday visited parliament in Kutaisi in western […]

Cecilia Malmström to visit Georgia

By | February 19th, 2013|Categories: In brief, News|

Tbilisi, DFWatch – Commissioner Cecilia Malmström will visit Georgia and bring action plan for visa liberalization issues on February 24. Maia Panjikidze, Foreign Affair Minister on Tuesday met with the National Movement members in parliament […]

Georgia gets new business ombudsman

By | February 19th, 2013|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili Tuesday appointed a new business ombudsman. He said this will make it easier for them to make the government aware of problems they may have. The announcement took place at a meeting with business […]

Alasania: Top NATO people to visit Georgia

By | February 19th, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch–The visit of NATO’s top political governing body to Georgia has been agreed upon, said Irakli Alasania, Georgia’s Minister of Defense, to journalists on Monday. He said that the exact date of the visit of the North Atlantic Council as well as the […]

Ivanishvili government’s first 100 days

By | February 19th, 2013|Categories: Elections '12-'13, News, NGO news|Tags: |

From left to right: Eka Gigauri from Transparency International, Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, and Prison Minister Sozar Subari. (DF Watch photo.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Georgia met for a conference on Monday to sum up the three months after the parliamentary election of Georgia. Representatives of NGOs working in the human rights field described the government’s first 100 […]