Friday, January 2, 2026

Russia allows import of Georgia's Borjomi mineral water

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The Georgian mineral water Borjomi will soon be on sale in Russian supermarkets.

TBILISI, DFWatch–After a second round of inspection, the Georgian mineral water Borjomi has been allowed to export to Russia.

The watershed decision became known in Russian media on Thursday. Russian customer rights’ service known as Rospotrebnadzor has completed

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Georgia to study mistakes made in 2008 war

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The evaluation will not touch on the question of whether Russia started the war, which Defense Minister Irakli Alasania says is proven by the facts. (Info9.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–In the next few days, Georgia will begin an evaluation of its own military actions during the war with Russia in August, 2008.

Georgian military experts who have studied the August war have for a long time said it is necessary to have an official

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Saakashvili carries on visit with broken arm

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Georgia’s president, Mikheil Saakashvili (left), two days after he broke his arm in three places in a bicycle accident. Turkish president Abdullah Gül right.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Despite having a broken arm, Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili carried on his tour of Turkey Tuesday and met his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gül.

On Sunday, Saakashvili crashed with a trailer in Antalya during his daily bicycle exercise.

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Schwarzenberg tells Georgia Czech Republic can not mediate

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Czech foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg says his country can not mediate between Georgia and Russia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia only respects larger states, therefore the Czech Republic cannot be mediator between Georgia and Russia, Czech foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg said on Tuesday.

The minister, who is visiting Georgia, said this at a joint press conference

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April 9 remembered in Georgia, 24 years on

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People gathered outside the old parliament in Tbilisi to pay tribute to those who were killed on April 9, 1989. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–April 9 Georgia remembered that it was 24 years since Soviet troops dispersed a peaceful protest in Tbilisi, and 22 years since the day when Georgia restored its independence.

People started arriving late night yesterday at the April 9 memorial

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