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TBILISI, DFWatch – The firing of the head of the National Examinations Center is being vigorously discussed in Georgia’s social media. Some claim that authorities are using fake identities to contain the political fallout.
Maya Miminoshvili was fired two days ago, two
TBILISI, DFWatch – USD 230 million was transferred to Georgia in the first quarter of 2012 as direct investments.
Nika Gilauri, Georgia’s Prime Minister this at a government session Wednesday. The figure is based on preliminary data of National Statistics Department,
TBILISI, DFWatch – U.S. Senator Richard Durbin, who is visiting Georgia, is studying how the election campaign is being conducted in the country.
Durbin arrived on Wednesday and will stady in Georgia for two days.
Durbin is the senior senator from Illinois, and was
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian opposition billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili wants to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton who is to arrive here on June 5, as part of her tour of the South Caucasus.
The leader of the Georgian Dream coalition will ask the U.S.
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s Prime Minister Nika Gilauri claims that inflation indicator in May is positive and hopes that it will have positive influence on the country’s economy.
Gilauri said this at a government session on Wednesday.
He noted that prices have
TBILISI, DFWatch – U.S. senator Richard Durbin is visiting Georgia today to discuss regional safety and US-Georgia relations.
The visit will last two days. He will meet with President Mikheil Saakashvili, as well as representatives of the opposition and organizations.
TBILISI, DFWatch – President Saakashvili has signed a set of constitutional changes which allow his main competitor to participate in parliamentary and presidential elections.
The changes will allow a citizen of an EU country, who is born in Georgia and has lived here
TBILISI, DFWatch – President Mikheil Saakashvili says his country expects a new attack from Russia by October, when parliament elections are to be held. But he things it will fail.
Saakashvili is on a visit to Latvia together with his wife, and made the statement
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s opposition leader Bidzina Ivanishvili has gone on the barricades against the Public Broadcaster, saying that it should change their editorial policy.
“Lies won’t have such a way out anymore as it has today. They won’t be able to sell
TBILISI, DFWatch – The police detained eight activists in front of parliament today.
The eight were protesting against the arrest of their friends on May 26, near Gelati Monastery, near Kutaisi in western Georgia.
The protesters were from three organizations: