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TBILISI, DFWatch–Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev says Georgia and Azerbaijan support each other in territorial integrity issues.
Both countries have lost control over parts of their territory to small de facto governments with little or no international
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili on Wednesday hosted Knud Bartels, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, which is currently visiting Georgia.
Defense Minister Irakli Alasania, Chief of Joint Staff, Major-General Vakhtang Kapanadze, and
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili says he is ready to have direct dialogue with Russian leaders.
Gharibashvili’s statement was a response to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said on Monday that he is willing to meet with President
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili on Tuesday approved the dismissal of First Deputy Culture Minister Marine Mizandari.
Culture Minister Guram Odisharia asked for his deputy’s dismissal on February 5.
Gharibashvili yesterday signed the
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili will visit Azerbaijan for the first time on February 12.
Margvelashvili will meet with President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday. He will also meet with Azerbaijan’s prime minister and speaker of parliament.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian president says he will ‘carefully and seriously analyze’ a statement made by Russian President Vladimir Putin about a possible meeting between the two of them.
When Georgian journalists attending the Sochi Winter Olympics asked Putin about
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Culture Minister Guram Odisharia has dismissed his deputy, Marine Mizandari, claiming that she wasn’t able to work in a team and that they had different views.
Mizandari herself claims the reason for her dismissal was a disagreement over
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Romanian Senate Monday passed a resolution supporting Georgia’s efforts toward integration with Europe and NATO.
Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili, who is visiting Romania with other Georgian politicians, was attending the senate as
TBILISI, DFWatch–Several prisoners at Geguti prison in Georgia have been taken to hospital with self-inflicted injuries. Doctors say their health is in no danger.
For several days, about 800 prisoners have been on hunger strike at the prison, which is in the west of the country.
Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili, who visited the prison camp on Monday, said 46 prisoners have self-inflicted injuries, but some of the prisoners who were taken to hospital in Kutaisi were feeling bad because of hunger.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Avtandil Chrikashvili won a gold medal at the Judo Grand Slam Paris 2014 tournament. Two other Georgians, Amiran Papinashvili and Varlam Liparteliani, won silver medals.
Chrikashvili defeated competitors from Netherlands, France, Japan