DFWatch staff 
TBILISI, April 24 – Leaders of Georgia’s opposition alliance met the British ambassador in Tbilisi on Friday, using the talks to present their political plans. According to opposition figures, the meeting was part of a broader campaign to explain the alliance’s goals to foreign diplomats and to seek more focused international support as Georgia’s political … Read more
TBILISI, April 24 – Georgia has opened talks on adding more direct flights with China, including a possible new Tbilisi-Shanghai route, as trade and travel between the two countries continue to grow. The Georgian Economy Ministry said active negotiations have been under way for several months with Chinese airlines over the launch of regular flights … Read more
TBILISI, April 23 – Chinese energy companies have shown interest in oil and gas extraction in Georgia, the Georgian Economy Ministry said on Thursday, after a series of meetings in Beijing during Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili’s visit to China. According to the ministry, Kvrivishvili met Wang Yutao, chairman of China ZhenHua Oil, one of China’s … Read more
TBILISI, April 23 – Comments made by Paweł Herczynski at a photo exhibition in Brussels prompted a stern response from Georgian leaders after the EU Ambassador warned that the country could drift back toward “dark times”. The event in question was the opening of “Georgia in Focus” at the European External Action Service, the EU’s … Read more
TBILISI, April 23 – Threats of sanctions from Kaja Kallas on Monday triggered a sharp rebuke from Tbilisi, with one parliamentarian accusing the EU foreign policy chief of ‘trampling on the basic democratic principle that people choose their government.’ Commenting ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday, Kallas stated that … Read more
TBILISI, April 22 – Georgia has appointed Sulkhan Tamazashvili as minister of internal affairs in a wider government reshuffle that also changes the chain of command around the country’s security institutions. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the move at a press conference in the government administration on Tuesday, April 21. Tamazashvili had been serving as … Read more
TBILISI, April 22 – A Tbilisi court on Wednesday upheld the pretrial detention order against former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia in the June 20 case, as prosecutors and defense lawyers again clashed over whether witness testimony links him to the injuries suffered during the 2019 protest crackdown. The judge left in force the detention measure … Read more
TBILISI, April 22 – A Tbilisi court on Wednesday left opposition politician Aleko Elisashvili in pretrial detention, rejecting defense efforts to secure his release in one of Georgia’s most closely watched criminal cases. Elisashvili, an opposition figure charged over the alleged attempted commission of a terrorist act at Tbilisi City Court, will remain in custody … Read more
TBILISI, April 18 – The opposition rallied in central Tbilisi on Saturday for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Protesters demanded access to medicine and signaled a new round of continuous demonstrations from Monday. The march moved from the Philharmonic Hall to the parliament building under the slogan, “Give medicine to children with Duchenne,” according to … Read more
TBILISI, April 18 – A warning from Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova prompted Tbilisi to push back, asserting the country’s independence, while opposition figures claimed it proves the need to seek allies. As reported by Interpressnews, Zakharova said Georgia’s accession to the European Union, and any move to join sanctions against Russia, would deal … Read more