Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Democracy topic of U.S.-Georgia strategic partnership talks

Giga Bokeria, secretary of Georgia's security council, discussed with U.S. State Department tops how to spread Georgia's successful reforms to the rest of the world. (Photo: Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The fifth meeting of the working group on democracy within the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Charter was held on April 16 in Washington.

The Georgian Foreign Affairs Ministry informs that parties discussed ongoing and already implemented

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Azerbaijan warns against visiting Georgia's breakaway regions

TBILISI, DFWatch – The Azerbaijani government warns its citizens about visiting Georgia’s occupied territories.

The warning is more matter-of-fact than a previous warning from the Kremlin to Russians who might be tempted to go to Georgia after a visa is no longer needed

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Six detained for assassination attempt on Abkhazian leader

A burnt-out car after the attack on de facto leader Alexander Ankvab in February; the sixth assassination attempt he has survived.

TBILISI, DFWatch – The de facto authorities in Abkhazia yesterday detained six suspects in the case about the assassination attempt on the president in February.

On February 22, Alexander Ankvab’s car was fired on with machine guns and a

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Media regulatory body denies harassment

Zurab Bazghadze, director of marketing and development of Global TV, says the commission which regulates media has made them take certain popular Russian channels off the air, and it may have been done to aid their competitor Silknet, which is closer to the government. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The media regulatory body in Georgia Thursday said a cable station was trying to politicize the situation in order to divert attention from its own violations.

The body has fined Trialeti TV 5 000 lari (about USD 3 000) for broadcasting on a

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