DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, April 27 – EU Ambassador Pawel Herczynski walked into the foreign ministry building in Tbilisi on Monday, after having been summoned for comments made during a recent speech in Brussels. Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili received Herczynski at the Palace of Ceremonies in Tbilisi, where part of Georgia’s Foreign Ministry administration has recently moved. The … Read more
TBILISI, April 27 – Georgia and Sweden’s respective state agencies for protecting consumers have agreed to partner in order to share their experiences. The two agencies signed a new cooperation agreement, called a memorandum, as Tbilisi prepares to take over the presidency of a major international consumer protection network. The memorandum was signed during a … Read more
TBILISI, April 27 – One man was killed and three others were injured after an argument between four people turned into a knife fight in Dusheti, a town north of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, police said. Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said the incident happened late at night on Saturday, in Dusheti municipality. According to the … Read more
TBILISI, April 26 – A protest rally was held in Zugdidi, western Georgia, on Sunday under the slogan “Freedom for the regime’s prisoners,” as anti-government protests in the country continue. The rally took place outside the regional governor’s administration building. According to Interpressnews, the main demands of the protesters were the resignation of the government, … Read more
TBILISI, April 25 – The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Georgia and the South Caucasus held its seventh synod meeting in Tbilisi on Saturday, bringing together church leaders, clergy from other religious groups and diplomats. The meeting took place at the Reconciliation Church in the Georgian capital. According to Georgia’s State Agency for Religious Issues, the … Read more
TBILISI, April 25 – Georgia’s Orthodox Church marked 40 days since the death of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II on Saturday, with a service at Sioni Cathedral in central Tbilisi attended by senior clergy and government officials. The liturgy began at 10am and was led by Metropolitan Shio Mujiri, the locum tenens of the patriarchal throne, together … Read more
TBILISI, April 24 – Georgia’s foreign minister said on Friday that the country’s role as a key transit provider between Europe and Asia cannot be ignored. Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili made the remarks while summing up Georgia’s participation in the Delphi Economic Forum, an annual event in Greece that brings together … Read more
TBILISI, April 24 – Leaders of Georgia’s opposition alliance met the British ambassador in Tbilisi on Friday, using the talks to present their political plans. According to opposition figures, the meeting was part of a broader campaign to explain the alliance’s goals to foreign diplomats and to seek more focused international support as Georgia’s political … Read more
TBILISI, April 24 – Georgia has opened talks on adding more direct flights with China, including a possible new Tbilisi-Shanghai route, as trade and travel between the two countries continue to grow. The Georgian Economy Ministry said active negotiations have been under way for several months with Chinese airlines over the launch of regular flights … Read more
TBILISI, April 23 – Chinese energy companies have shown interest in oil and gas extraction in Georgia, the Georgian Economy Ministry said on Thursday, after a series of meetings in Beijing during Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili’s visit to China. According to the ministry, Kvrivishvili met Wang Yutao, chairman of China ZhenHua Oil, one of China’s … Read more