Tbilisi, DFWatch – Next week President Mikheil Saakashvili plans to visit the US next week to meet with Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry and his old friend John McCain
DFWatch staff
Ivanishvili: Georgia needs support in dialogue with Russia
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says the fact that there is a dialogue between Tbilisi and Moscow shouldn’t create the impression that the country doesn’t need support from its partners anymore.
He said this in a speech at a session
Police in Georgia detain brothel owners
TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia have detained several hotel owners for providing space for organized prostitution.
On Monday, the Interior Ministry informed that police from Adjara’s main police department had detained a man named Gela (born in 1984),
Russia to discuss Georgia's foreign policy in PACE
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Russian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) plans to bring up the issue of changing Georgia’s foreign policy towards Russia during the ongoing session in Strasbourg.
Alexey K. Pushkov, director of
92% of Georgians trust Patriarch Ilia II
TBILISI, DFWatch–92 percent of Georgians say they like Patriarch Ilia II, who for many years has been the most trusted person in the country.
According to a new survey published by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) on Monday, 75 percent say they like Prime
Ivanishvili bloc leading ahead of Georgian presidential election
TBILISI, DFWatch–If public attitudes stay the same until fall, the Georgian Dream coalition’s candidate will win the presidential election clearly, without the need for a second round.
58 percent of Georgians say they would like to see the Georgian Dream candidate
US State Dep hails Georgian election in new report
TBILISI, DFWatch–The U.S. State Department has published a report on human rights which describes the October election in Georgia as historic.
The report deals with the parliamentary election in October, the prison torture, problems within the justice system
Authorities in Georgia explain that ID cards are not sign of Antichrist
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Ministry of Justice has produced a six-minute commercial to explain that a new ID card with a micro chip is not a sign of the Antichrist, as many locals believe.
Clerics and part of the parish planned a rally at the Ministry of Justice
Saakashvili's party allies attack former intelligence head
TBILISI, DFWatch–Supporters of President Mikheil Saakashvili’s party, the National Movement, are speaking out against a former head of the domestic intelligence service CSD/KUD, who criticized the party strongly last week.
A message was posted to the Facebook
Ivanishvili to address PACE on Tuesday
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili will address the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg on Tuesday.
His speech is expected to deal with the new reforms his government has begun of the courts and the constitution,