DFWatch staff 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
TBILISI, DFWatch – American defense officials Tuesday visited Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili to talk about a biological research facility which opened near Tbilisi one year ago.
The Central Public Health Reference Laboratory is a joint American-Georgian cooperation,
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Chamber of Control has started a wave of interrogations in western Georgia.
People are being called in for questioning at local government buildings.
The coalition Choice for Freedom says the letter calling people in for talks does not give any
TBILISI, DFWatch – The delegations of the U.S. and the EU in Georgia do not recognize the recent de facto parliamentary elections in Abkhazia as legitimate.
Both have releases statements expressing support for Georgia’s territorial integrity.
“The United States
TBILISI, DFWatch – Eastern Partnership Georgia appeals to the EU for help in the case of party financing rules.
Authorities in Georgia enforced new tough restrictions on party financing last December, and made the rules apply also to organizations and individuals ‘indirectly’
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian Chamber of Control keeps using its newly granted authority and fines a Georgian billionaire turned politician’s bank 822 040 lari (about 498 000 US dollars) for avoiding the law during financial transactions.
In a statement, the Chamber
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili Monday responded to a Russian invitation to reestablish diplomatic relations by saying Georgians will fight Russia in the parliamentary election this fall.
Saakashvili is being challenged in October’s election by a new coalition headed by