Daily Archives: December 1, 2016

UNESCO recognizes Georgian alphabet as part of humanity’s shared heritage

By | December 1st, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian alphabet has been recognized by UNESCO as part of humanity’s cultural heritage. The decision to include three variations of the Georgian alphabet in the United Nations agency’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage […]

Martin Schulz optimistic about visa liberalization for Georgia

By | December 1st, 2016|Categories: Europe|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili met President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz on Wednesday. Schulz is leaving EU politics when his term expires in January in order to focus on the federal elections in Germany next year, […]

UNM barely avoids splitting in two after talk of ditching Saakashvili

By | December 1st, 2016|Categories: Politics|Tags: |

The rebel faction wants UNM’s 2013 presidential candidate Davit Bakradze as new leader. (Channel 1.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The faction supporting Mikheil Saakashvili narrowly won a debate at a National Movement party conference on Wednesday. A  resolution was passed to hold a party convention in the format favored by the country’s former president. […]