TBILISI, DFWatch – The change of U.S. Ambassador to Georgia is routine, says the embassy’s press service.
‘Ambassadors are replaced once in three years. John Bass has been Ambassador to Georgia since October 2009. Consequently, three years will pass in autumn 2012. He may
TBILISI, DFWatch – A former parliamentarian has been arrested in Georgia today just as he entered the country from Armenia.
Valeri Gelbakhiani had just crossed the border as law-enforcers arrested him. He voluntarily surrendered and was transferred
TBILISI, DFWatch – Barack Obama has proposed Richard Boyce Norland as new U.S. ambassador to Georgia.
The President proposed Norland as replacement for current ambassador John R. Bass, whose term expires this autumn. He was appointed in October 2009.
The Senate’s Foreign
TBILISI, DFWatch – The former Soviet republic of Georgia is going to construct a new coal power station in the near future.
This was announced Thursday by the director of Georgian Industrial Group, Nana Turnava. She said the group has signed a contract with the Turkish
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s Revenue Service says it can not understand the charges made by a billionaire opposition politician that his TV van was damaged in customs.
The revenue service said in a statement Thursday that Bidzina Ivanishvili’s claim that TV equipment he was
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s defense ministry says the current twelve month service length is not enough to properly prepare persons called up for compulsory military service. It is now asking parliament to increase the length of service to 15 months.
The bill is certain
TBILISI, DFWatch – A suspected explosive device was reported to have been found outside Russia’s consulate in Tbilisi Wednesday.
However, it turned out to be just an empty suitcase, according to Interior Ministry spokesperson Shotia Utiashvili.
The suspicious object
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia is giving the highest priority to investigating Monday’s foiled bombing attempt against the car of an employee at the Israeli embassy.
President Mikheil Saakashvili’s press spokesperson Manana Manjgaladze said this today at a regular briefing.
TBILISI, DFWatch – A terror suspect was arrested in Zugdidi Tuesday, but Georgian authorities deny that it is linked with yesterday’s bomb attacks against Israeli embassies in Georgia and India.
The Georgian Interior Ministry Tuesday arrested a person suspected of planning
TBILISI, DFWatch – Today at 17:00 the Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili will meet representatives of the parliamentary majority at his residence in Tbilisi’s Avlabari district.
Items on the agenda will be Georgia’s domestic and foreign policy. Majority representatives