Saturday, December 20, 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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Court removes licence requirement for cable broadcasters

Satellite broadcast will still require a license, but cable is exempt, follow the ruling. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s Constitutional Court made a decision in favor of canceling the requirement of a license for cable broadcasting. But a license is still needed for satellite broadcasting.

The court partly satisfied an appeal by the Public Defender, who

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U.S. brings mine-resistant vehicles to Georgia for training

An MRAP vehicle in Afghanistan. (Polish Ministry of National Defence.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – The U.S. Department of Defense has brought 28 mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAP) to Georgia to train Georgian troops.

The U.S. embassy in Tbilisi released a statement saying that the vehicles will be transfered from the

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Bust honoring Lech Kaczynski unveiled in Tbilisi

The bust honoring Lech Kaczynski is near a street also named after him. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch – A bust of Poland’s late president Lech Kaczynski was opened Tuesday here in Tbilisi.

The square where it is located is near the street named after him by Tbilisi City Council to honor him after his tragic death two years ago.

Zaal Samadashvili,

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