Daily Archives: July 29, 2013

1.7 mill bottles of Georgian wine exported to Russia

By | July 29th, 2013|Categories: Economy, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has exported more than 1.7 million bottles of wine to Russia after the lifting of an embargo from 2006, says Minister of Agriculture Shalva Pipia. Russia is now among the top five export markets for Georgia for wine, Pipia said Monday. […]

Margvelashvili accepts offer to hold presidential debates

By | July 29th, 2013|Categories: Elections '12-'13, News|

Tbilisi, DFWatch – The Georgian Dream coalition’s president candidate, Giorgi Margvelashvili, accepts the offer from his competitor Davit Bakradze from the National Movement, who invited him to a series of election debates. Margvelashvili told journalists on Monday that […]

Study shows Georgian courts have turned a negative trend

By | July 29th, 2013|Categories: NGO news|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch–According to a new study by Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), the changes in the judiciary system after the October 1, 2012, parliamentary election have been positive. IDFI writes that 140 million lari (USD 85 million) […]

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Anti-Saakashvili protesters released

By | July 29th, 2013|Categories: Elections '12-'13, News|Tags: |

The protesters demanded that the Saakashvili regime be brought to justice. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court on Sunday released three persons who were detained on Saturday during a scuffle outside the National Movement’s party conference and gave them a 100 lari (USD 60) fine. Davit Chantladze, Irakli Chubabria and Pridon Merebashvili […]

Four Polish climbers trapped in the Caucasus mountains

By | July 29th, 2013|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch–A group of Polish climbers are requesting help after four of them got stuck in the Caucasus mountains. One of the trapped climbers fell after a rope broke. He did not break any bones, but is having problems moving. Giorgi Dzagnide, head of the Interior […]