Tuesday, January 20, 2026

UNDP plans aid projects for USD 15 million in Abkhazia

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The maternity ward at Gali hospital was renovated with the help of UNDP. (Frame from UN’s video report.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The United Nations is ready to finance projects in Abkhazia with USD 15 million this year.

Resident Coordinator for the UN Development Program in Georgia, Niels Scott, told this to de facto President Aleksandre Ankvab, according to Apsnypress.

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Georgian defense minister visits Italy

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Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania (left), and Italy’s Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti. (Photo by Georgian Ministry of Defense. )

TBILISI, DFWatch–Italy and Georgia will strengthen their defense cooperation, according to a press release published by Georgia’s Ministry of Defense.

Irakli Alasania, the Georgian defense minister, on Thursday met his Italian colleague Roberta Pinotti during a visit

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Foreign investments in Georgia virtually unchanged in 2013

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The top investment sector in 2013 was energy. Here Enguri dam. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia received USD 914 million in direct foreign investments in in 2013. This is 0.3 percent more than in 2012, according to preliminary figures from Georgian National Statistics Department, GeoStat.

According to the figures, direct foreign

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National Movement designates candidate for Tbilisi mayor

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Nika (Nikoloz) Melia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–In Georgia, the out-of-power National Movement party has designated its candidate for Tbilisi mayor by direct appointment.

Nika Melia, a relatively unknown former official in the capital, was directly appointed, as the party chose not to conducted a

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Theater play canceled in Georgia, actor listed as Putin supporter

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Sergey Bezrukov. (Kremlin.ru.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A theater play featuring Russian actor Sergei Bezrukov has been canceled in Tbilisi, because of his support for Russia’s policy toward Crimea.

The background is a petition signed by artists living and working in Russia who support President Putin’s

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Georgian PM woos foreign investors

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Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia offers investors a favorable environment and a market of potentially 900 million people, Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili said during the Georgia-Israel Business Forum.

Gharibashvili mentioned that a common system of allowances with 8 countries,

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NATO may accept Georgia as member if Russia annexes Crimea

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Defense Minister Irakli Alasania with Georgian soldiers. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia may move one step closer to joining NATO as a result of the Ukraine crisis.

If Russia annexes Crimea, NATO will offer Georgia a Membership Action Plan (MAP), Russian daily Kommersant reported on Tuesday.

The paper based its report on sources

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Tbilisi to get rid of its old Soviet style apartment blocks

City authorities have hired  an emirates company to tear down the old Soviet style blocks and build new ones.
City authorities have hired an emirates company to tear down the old Soviet style blocks and build new ones (amiralace.blogspot.com)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian capital plans to dismantle its so-called Khrushchovkas, a type of low-cost apartment blocks that were built in Tbilisi during the Soviet Union.

The project will be carried out by an investment holding company based in

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Abashidze-Karasin meeting postponed again

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Zurab Abashidze (left), the Georgian Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Russian Relations, and Gregory Karasin, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The direct talks between Georgia and Russia have been postponed again.

Zurab Abashidze, the Georgian Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Russian Relations, and Gregory Karasin, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia should have met on March 4-5,

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Georgia begins pilot project for e-government

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Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili emphasized the importance of strengthening local governments and proposed building more public service centers. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is starting a pilot project to introduce electronic government, or e-government.

Representatives of the Justice Ministry on Monday presented an action plan for 2014-2018 named ‘digital Georgia’ which has 11 priority areas.

The goal is

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