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TBILISI, DFWatch–The new government plans to open a Georgian-American technical university in the building in Avlabari, Tbilisi, which today is used as presidential palace.
The palace which lies on a cliff above the capital was built a few years ago, and still
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Republican Party, which is member of the Georgian Dream coalition, Sunday elected a new leader at a party congress.
The party elected Khatuna Samnidze as new leader. She has been a party member since 2005 and has served as organizational
TBILISI, DFWatch–A new round of Geneva talks will be held November 5-6. It is the 25th time the warring parties of the 2008 Russia-Georgian war meet, and one of the main topics of discussion will be freedom of movement and the installation of barbed wire and fences.
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili will pardon former Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia, who was recently sentenced to three years and nine months in jail.
Saakashvili explains his decision in a long open letter, recalling the time when his government was
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has been accepted as member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
According to the Foreign Affairs Ministry, the country is elected as member for a period from 2014 to 2016.
The election for new ECOSOC members was held
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s new prime minister, Irakli Gharibashvili, will select his own replacement as interior minister.
It was earlier thought that outgoing Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili would decide who will take over as Interior Minister.
Ivanishvili explained that now
TBILISI, DFWatch–Bidzina Ivanishvili on Saturday announced Interior Minister Irakli Gharibashvili as candidate for new prime minister.
Ivanishvili presented the new PM at a press conference at the Georgian Dream coalition headquarters at 15:15.
“According to the new
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s National Communications Commission (GNCC) has started monitoring of the radio frequency spectrum in order to learn the activity of MTC, a Russian mobile company.
The monitoring is done to find out what MTC is doing on the territory of Georgia,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Irina Imerlishvili, a member of parliament from the Georgian Dream coalition, will be new secretary of Georgia’s National Security Council.
She confirmed to journalists that she has received such an offer and accepted, which means that as soon as
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili will today name his successor. The Georgian Dream political council will first discuss this issue after which Prime Minister will present the candidate to the parliament majority.
Ivanishvili will meet with Georgian