DFWatch staff TBILISI, DFWatch – The new parliament building in Georgia will be only partly completed by the time of the opening session on May 26.
In 2011, Mikheil Saakashvili announced that he would move parliament to Kutaisi, Georgia’s second biggest city. He also said that
TBILISI, DFWatch – The American investor Donald Trump praised Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili on the morning talk show Fox & Friends recently, calling him “one of the great leaders of the world”.
The billionaire and TV personality had just returned from a trip
TBILISI, DFWatch – In first four months of 2012, 61 per cent more people came to Georgia, compared to the same period the previous year.
978 521 person visited Georgia between January and April this year, according to the Interior Ministry.
Over three hundred thousand
TBILISI, DFWatch – For the first time in more than five years, spring in the Georgian capital will not be marked by crowds demanding the resignation of President Saakashvili.
At least the largest opposition party won’t be demanding that he steps down. Georgian Dream doesn’t
TBILISI, DFWatch – The prime ministers of Georgia and Lithuania today signed a memorandum of understanding.
The MoU deals with cooperation within local government between Lithuania’s national assembly, the Seimas’s Committee on State Administration and Local Government
TBILISI, DFWatch – A team of election experts from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will visit Georgia June 11-16.
The OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is sending a mission in connection with Georgia’s
TBILISI, DFWatch – A delegation from Lithuania’s Seimas will visit Georgia on Monday.
In the morning, the delegation which are members of the Seimas’ Committee on State Administration and Local Government, will participate in a Georgian-Lithuanian forum about local
TBILISI, DFWatch – The National Bank of Georgia Wednesday decided to lower the main refinancing rate by a quarter point to 6.25%.
Lowering the rate now is an indication that the bank has an optimistic view of the country’s economy. In a statement, the bank notes that the
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia and Turkey have still not reached agreement over the exact text of a treaty about protection of historic sites.
Deputy foreign minister Nino Kalandadze said Monday that additional sites may be included as the talks progress.
The treaty concerns
TBILISI, DFWatch – OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights expresses readiness to take part in observing the parliamentary elections in Georgia.
Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze adds that Georgia is not waiting for an official response