Daily Archives: March 18, 2015

South Ossetia signs treaty on ‘alliance and integration’ with Russia

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Leonid Tibilov (left) and Vladimir Putin. (kremlin.ru) TBILISI, DFWatch–The leader of South Ossetia, a breakaway region of Georgia, was in Moscow on Wednesday and signed a new treaty on alliance and integration with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Georgia, EU, NATO and the United States protested against […]

Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan launch geopolitically important pipeline project

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Ilham Aliyev, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Facebook.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The presidents of Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan have agreed to start construction of a natural gas pipeline which will bypass Russia and reduce Europe’s energy dependence on Russia. The ceremony was held in Kars, a Turkish city near […]

40,000 have registered for entrance exams to study in Georgia

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(National Assessment and Examinations Center.) TBILISI, DFWatch–More than 40,000 candidates will try to pass the national exams this summer, in order to enter universities in Georgia. According to the National Assessment and Examinations Center (NAEC), registration for exams in 2015 finished on Tuesday. […]

Warning: Dangerous food products on sale in Georgia

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(National Food Agency.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The National Food Agency warns against buying and eating many semi-processed food products after finding that they are contaminated by listeria and salmonella. The agency warns against semi-processed food products from the following companies: […]

Georgian consul in Turkey accused by newspaper of beating woman

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(Facsimile from Hurriyet.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian consul in Istanbul denies a report in a Turkish newspaper that he beat a woman working for him as a stylist. The Turkish daily Hurriyet reported Monday that Consul Irakli Asashvili beat the Moldavian stylist Larisa Berezina at her house, […]