DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, DFWatch–NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says it is possible for Georgia to have good relations with Russia and at the same time move towards NATO membership.
Rasmussen said there are examples of nations that are member of NATO and
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian president Giorgi Margvelashvili says Russia has no means of influence that could divert Georgia from its course toward integration with Europe and interrupt the signing of the Association Agreement next year.
In a TV interview on Tuesday,
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Appeals Court in Georgia has acquitted former Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia, but sentenced the others who were charged in the same case to 3 years and nine months in jail.
Bacho Akhalaia, Giorgi Kalandadze, former head of Joint Staff and Zurab
TBILISI, DFWatch–People gathered in Tbilisi again on Tuesday to show support for Ukraine despite the frosty temperatures and cold wind.
About 50 people showed up outside the old parliament building carrying Ukrainian flags to express support for the Ukrainian people,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has slightly worsened its ranking on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index – from 51st to 55th place.
In 2012, Georgia ranked 51st among 176 countries, but in 2013 it is in 55th place among 177 countries.
The organization
TBILISI, DFWatch–The House of Justice in Tbilisi was Tuesday evacuated as a result of high winds which damaged the roof of the building.
No-one was injured, but the building remained evacuated throughout the day.
The roof was damaged at the entrance of the building,
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Public Defender in Georgia says an independent inquest into a border skirmish in 2012 has revealed many interesting details.
But ombudsman Ucha Nanuashvili refrained from saying specifically what has been revealed and says this will be published
TBILISI, DFWatch–More than 70 000 households in Georgia are left without electricity due to strong wind and snow according to the utility company Energo-Pro Georgia.
Electricity was switched off as the lines are damaged and technical crews are now working to rectify
TBILISI, DFWatch–Parliamentary Assembly of GUAM adopted a document during the sixth session in Tbilisi, which reflects major aspirations and goals, which the countries of the union have.
The document also focuses on supporting the EU’s Eastern Partnership.
The sixth
TBILISI, DFWatch–Ukrainian opposition MP, Ruslan Koshulinski, who is deputy speaker of parliament, broke off his visit to Georgia due to the protests in Kyiv.
Koshulinski visited Georgia in order to attend the sixth session of the parliamentary assembly of GUAM;