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TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia Friday seized 2.8 tons of liquid heroin hidden in a trailer truck destined for Turkey, in a joint operation between the Interior Ministry and Finance Ministry.
The amount of the seized heroin is unprecedented and surpasses a 2.1 ton find last
TBILISI, DFWatch–Today, Georgia holds the second round of the local election in eight cities and 13 municipalities.
According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), there are 1,715,514 voters for the second round, who will vote in 28 electoral districts comprising
TBILISI, DFWatch–The body of former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze was moved to Sameba Cathedral in Tbilisi on Friday.
A prayer was conducted at 13:00. The public funeral will be on Friday and Saturday at Sameba.
Sunday, July 13, there will be a funeral
TBILISI, DFWatch–EU Ambassador to Georgia Philip Dimitrov says business in Georgia will have to do a lot and is not going to be served breakfast in bed after the signing of the association agreement.
Speaking at a conference in Batumi, Dimitrov told
TBILISI, DFWatch–A TV show on Thursday has stirred controversy for showing a man performing music by slapping his hands on the bottoms of two women.
Human rights activists as well as the ombudsman say
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia has asked a court to further toughen the pre-trial conditions of former Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Ugulava.
Ugulava is already in detention for one charge, but in another case he was given 50,000 lari (USD 30,000) bail.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia will begin exporting melons and watermelons and some other products to Russia.
The agricultural products will add to goods like alcohol, mineral water and other products, which are already being exported to Russia.
The Agriculture
TBILISI, DFWatch–NATO envoy James Appathurai says the justice system shouldn’t be politically motivated and trials must be conducted independently, without political interference.
Appathurai, who is on a visit to Georgia, on Wednesday met with Defense
TBILISI, DFWatch–Several large companies in Georgia are offering discounts for customers who go and vote in the second round of local elections on Saturday.
A commercial appeared on television Thursday, placed by ‘businesses united for a common goal’. It calls
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Gregory Karasin says it is not necessary to begin threatening sanctions yet, but that Georgia and Russia should sit down and carefully calculate what changes Georgia’s new free trade treaty with the EU might lead to in trade relations between Russia and Georgia.