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TBILISI, DFWatch–NATO’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the alliance will address its open-door policy at the Wales summit later this year, but it’s too early to say exactly how.
He said this in response to a question about whether it’s possible
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court has found a former Georgian official guilty and given him a one year suspended sentence.
Gela Khvedelidze was found guilty of having published a video of a private nature by posting it on the Internet one year ago, while he was
TBILISI, DFWatch–17 Georgians were released by South Ossetia on Wednesday. They had all been detained on the border when they were out picking jonjoli, or bladdernut, a shrub used for cooking which may be sold in the markets.
Now is the season for picking
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Chechen refugee with Georgian citizenship told parliament on Wednesday that he is being pressured by authorities.
Speaking at a plenary session, Saikhan Muzayev said he has tried to leave Georgia ten times but was denied leaving every time. Tomorrow,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Association Agreement with the EU will be signed by the prime minister, although he is not the head of state.
In all of EU’s 28 member states, the Association Agreement with Georgia will be signed by the head of state, which usually
TBILILSI, DFWatch–Georgia will sign an association agreement with the EU on June 27.
Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili announced the date at a meeting with Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council.
“We received confirmation that Georgia will sign the
TBILISI, DFWatch–A film director and producer in Georgia has postponed the first screening of the new comedy about a gay couple because of the threats and fear that it might be seen as an attempt to destabilize the country.
Otar Mikeladze and David Bezhitaishvili
TBILISI, DFWatch–After French president Francois Hollande’s plane landed at Tbilisi airport Tuesday afternoon, the same day Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, is arriving for a two-day stay.
It will be Rompuy’s second trip to Georgia,
TBILISI, DFWatch–French President Francois Hollande arrived in Tbilisi Tuesday at midday.
Hollande’s visit is the last stop of a tour of the South Caucasus. He was arriving from Armenia where he spent Monday, and before that Azerbaijan on Sunday.
Arriving
TBILISI, DFWatch–The European Union Monitoring Mission to Georgia (EUMM) calls on South Ossetia to release all Georgians detained for picking the plant jonjoli.
Jonjoli, or bladdernut, is a shrub used for cooking in Georgia. It grows in the wild in areas adjacent