DFWatch staff TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili is concerned that Russian banks lately have bought two Georgian banks and plan to make more deals with other banks in Georgia.
The Georgian banks in question deny the content of what the president said. Also the banks in
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili accuses the Ivanishvili government of failing to adopt a common document with EU, while it accuses him of telling lies.
Tuesday, during a meeting with TV reporters, the president said that for the first time
TBILISI, DFWatch–US Ambassador to Georgia Richard Norland asks the Ivanishvili government to avoid vengeance as it seeks to prosecute many of the people who ran the country while President Mikheil Saakashvili held power.
“There was a need now to balance the desire for
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili today starts a two day visit to Azerbaijan.
The visit will take place on February 27-28 and includes a personal meeting with Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev, according to the Georgian president’s press office.
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili says he wants to sit down with Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili to talk about how to solve a gridlocked power-sharing process.
“I think we should talk with the government about many issues, like relations with Russia,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says his Georgian Dream coalition will agree to a demand put forth by President Mikheil Saakashvili’s National Movement and offer former government officials amnesty.
The head of government writes in an open letter
TBILISI, DFWatch–Six Russian experts yesterday landed in Georgia to inspect the production process of wine with an eye to returning the beverage back onto Russian dinner tables.
They are sent here by the Russian consumer protection agency CPS to inspect companies
TBILISI, DFWatch–Police have detained two former policemen involved in the Robakidze case; a police operation in 2004 which led to the death of a 19-year old man.
The two, Maizer Liparteliani and Levan Lobzhanidze, were detained Monday evening because they changed
TBILISI, DFWatch–EU has agreed with Georgia about a visa action plan that may one day allow Georgians to enter Europe without a visa.
But first, the country must pass through a set of requirements in data safety, border management, migration, public order, security
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court did not listen to a plea from the Prosecutor’s Office to suspend Tbilisi Mayor Gigi Uglava from his position. Neither did it set bail conditions.
Monday, the court reviewed the charges against Ugulava, a member of President