Sunday, April 26, 2026

Head of Georgian Church to attend patriarch Kirill's 70th Jubilee in Moscow

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Ilia II meets Kirill in Moscow Jan, 2013 (Pariarchate.ge)

Tbilisi, DFWatch – The head of Georgian Church  is expected to pay a visit to Moscow in November to attend a 70-year jubilee of his Russian counterpart.

According to the Patriarchate of Georgia,  Catholikos-Patriarch Ilia II was invited by the Patriarch Kirill of Moscow

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Georgian ex-President Saakashvili quits as governor of Odessa

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Saakashvili spoke of the reasons for his resignation at a press conference in Odessa.

TBILISI, DFWatch–The exiled former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili announced on Monday that he is leaving as governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region, a position he has held since May 2015.

During a press conference broadcast on his Facebook page,

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GD presents its list of committee heads in the new parliament

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Georgian Dream’s bigwigs approved Irakli Kobakhidze’s nomination as new speaker of parliament on Sunday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–After a landslide victory in the election, Georgian Dream bigwigs gathered on Sunday to agree on key appointments for the new parliament.

After the political council session was over, GD announced its list of candidates, which, not surprisingly,

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GD considers its party secretary as new speaker of parliament

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Irakli Kobakhidze. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–After several weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili on Friday confirmed that the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party is considering its secretary Irakli Kobakhidze for the post as new speaker of parliament.

It was expected that the stern

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