DFWatch staff TBILISI, DFWatch – Germany wants to send in extra long-term election observers to Georgia ahead of an important parliamentary election which sees two political blocs for the first time competing against each other.
The extra observers will be working for the European Union,
TBILISI, DFWatch – The U.S. Ambassador to Georgia, John Bass, has expressed concern about the wave of interrogations carried out by the Georgian Chamber of Control.
“Concerned about the controversy surrounding the Chamber of Control’s recent
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia is not going to abolish the law on occupied territories before Russia starts pulling back its occupying troops from Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
This was the response Georgia’s ruling party had to a statement by Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian Patriarch congratules Vladimir Putin with having been elected as president of Russia.
Polls have shown Patriarch Ilia II to be the most respected person among the Georgian population.
His administration has published the text of the
TBILISI, DFWatch – A bill in Georgia will entitle the president to issue secret acts if the country’s defense and security is at stake.
Not only the president will have this right, but also the ministries of defense, internal affairs, justice, finance and energy and natural
TBILISI, DFWatch – A two day business conference was launched in Tbilisi Wednesday called Making Business with USA.
The conference is the result of an agreement between U.S. President Barack Obama and Georgia’s Mikheil Saakashvili to hold high level dialog between their
TBILISI, DFWatch – Russia is ready to cancel its visa requirements for Georgian citizens if Georgia changes the law about the occupied territories, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
According to the law, Russian citizens who go to Abkhazia or South Ossetia can
TBILISI, DFWatch – The opposition Christian Democratic Movement blames the government of having adopted a law which discriminates against women.
Representative of the Christian Democrats Magda Anikashvili said this on March 13 at a parliament session.
She says that before
TBILISI, DFWatch – Do you know what “NGO” means? If not, look out. You might be targeted by their next campaign to raise awareness.
They have been on the streets of Georgia demonstrating for democratic rights, and their ads are on TV promoting the environment.
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili will attend the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit to be held March 27-28 in Seoul, South Korea.
The president’s press spokesperson Manana Manjgaladze said this at a regular briefing Tuesday.
According to the summit’s