TBILISI, September 17 – A U.S. federal judge has allowed Turkish investor Enka Renewables to pursue enforcement of an arbitration award of more than USD 400 million for Georgia’s abandoned Namakhvani hydropower project. The dispute dates back to the proposed 433 MW Namakhvani hydropower facility, a USD 800 million project that faced massive public protests ... Read more
TBILISI, September 19 – Three former senior Georgian officials have testified in the criminal trial of exiled former prime minister Giorgi Gakharia over a police checkpoint near the breakaway South Ossetia region. Prosecutors claimed the testimony confirmed that Gakharia acted without consulting the three. The hearing took place behind closed doors at Tbilisi City Court ... Read more
TBILISI, September 19 – De facto South Ossetia’s acting president Marat Kambolov has claimed victory in Friday’s snap election, with his rivals congratulating him even before the final vote count was announced. Georgia condemned the vote as illegal, saying it could not change the breakaway region’s status as part of Georgian territory. The territory’s Central ... Read more
TBILISI, September 18 – The Council of Europe has again called on Russia to withdraw its forces from Georgia’s breakaway regions. The statement also urged Russia to comply with judgments in interstate cases brought by Tbilisi, while a faction of greens and socialists within the organization warned of what it described as intensified Russian efforts ... Read more
