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TBILISI, DFWatch — A man who was recently released from prison has reportedly attacked someone with a knife.
The interior ministry December 10 reported that a prisoner named Tengiz injured a 31-year old man called Tamaz with knife and escaped from the scene.
TBILISI, DFWatch — The president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko says he is prepared to beg on his knees for the Georgian government to return the country to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
Lukashenko said this in Minsk on Tuesday during a meeting
TBILISI, DFWatch — Tbilisi City Court Tuesday heard two separate set of charges against former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili, and determined that he must remain in pre-trial custody.
The first set of charges pertain to negligence of duty while he as defense
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgian sailors who have been stranded on an abandoned ship in Panama are still suffering from hunger and unable to leave.
The crew of Maria Del Carmen, which is flying a Nigerian flag, released a letter on Monday which says that they still
TBILISI, DFWatch — A former Georgian interior ministry official was Monday given 40 days preliminary detention in Ukraine by a court in Kiev.
Ukraine is considering Oleg Melnikov’s extradition to Georgia during his detention, online media in Ukraine report.
Melnikov has a background
TBILISI, DFWatch — The Georgian government is in negotiations with President Saakashvili’s associates about releasing detained officials against replacing ambassadors appointed while he held government power.
The unusual high level “prisoner exchange” has become
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia will have the chairmanship of GUAM in 2013.
Foreign Affairs Minister Maia Panjikidze said at Monday’s regular briefing that Georgia was officially appointed in Dublin a few days ago, at a session of the GUAM foreign minister council.
TBILISI, DFWatch — At last, Georgia and Russia will meet to start sorting out their differences. The two countries broke off diplomatic relations after the war in 2008.
Zurab Abashidze, Georgia’s Special Representative for Russian relations, on Monday said that
TBILISI, DFWatch — Russia and Georgia will soon meet to discuss allowing import of Georgian agricultural products and restoring regular flights between the two countries.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow is ready to start talks about the issue,
TBILISI, DFWatch — The Georgian Prime Minister expects to see a rise in crime for a few days after a mass amnesty comes into force, and says the population should understand and get on with it.
Bidzina Ivanishvili Saturday visited parliament in Kutaisi, and