Sunday, May 31, 2026

Rasmussen stops short of promising Georgia MAP

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Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania (left) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. (Photo published on Facebook.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–NATO’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen promises that Georgia’s progress will be assessed at the upcoming NATO Summit in Wales, but stops short of saying what the outcome might be.

Many Georgians had reckoned that their country would

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30,000 conservatives demand anti-discrimination law changed

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Conservative Orthodox Christians in Georgia have gathered 30,000 signatures to remove a phrase in a new law which specifically prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–30 000 people in Georgia have signed a document demanding changes in a newly adopted anti-discrimination law.

The Union of Genus Leaders has been gathering signatures since May 17, International Day Against Homophobia, and asked

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Merkel to visit Georgia

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Georgian PM Irakli Gharibashvili (left) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (Photo published on Facebook.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Georgia before spring 2015, by invitation of Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili.

The PM on Monday met Merkel in Berlin and invited her to Georgia. She accepted the invitation and expressed her desire

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Georgian PM expects 'adequate assessment' of his efforts

Tbilisi, Dfwatch – Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili hopes that a progress done by Georgia will be ‘adequately assessed’ on the upcoming NATO Summit in Wales, but he also thinks it is not advisable to speak of this issue in advance, as it raises false expectations among his fellow counterparts.

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Temporary road to be opened in Dariali

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Clean-up work is progressing 24 hours a day, and a new temporary road will be opened in a few days. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–For over two weeks, the only road through the Caucasus mountain range has been closed due to a massive landslide May 17.

Now, Georgian authorities say a new temporary road will be opened in few days, after intense work to dig a new path

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Georgia to change its policy toward softer drugs

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Demonstrators, mostly youth, demanded decriminalization of marijuana yesterday. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Hundreds of people, mostly youth, gathered Monday outside the government office in Tbilisi to demand decriminalization of marijuana.

The rally started at 18:00 in the evening. There were no speeches or appeals. People were dressed in green colors

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Swiss President Burkhalter visiting Georgia

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Didier Burkhalter arriving at Tbilisi airport Monday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Swiss President Didier Burkhalter arrived in Georgia Monday evening as part of a round trip in the South Caucasus.

Lasha Abashidze, head of Georgia’s Presidential Administration, and Davit Zalkaliani, First Deputy Foreign Minister, met him

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