Thursday, August 6, 2026

Georgian President Margvelashvili visiting Poland

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Giorgi Margvelashvili, President of Georgia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili Wednesday began a two day visit to Poland.

On the first day of his visit, Margvelashvili was to meet his Polish colleague, after which they were slated to hold a joint press conference.

He will also meet with

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Two detainees in Zhvania case placed in pre-trial detention

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Tbilisi City Court. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two men detained for negligence in connection with the death of former Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania were Sunday placed in pre-trial detention by Tbilisi City Court.

Levan Chachua, who participated in the autopsy on Zhvania’s body in 2005, and Mikheil

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Former head of Georgia's special police charged with fraud

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Erekle Kodua, former head of the Special Operations Department. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia has charged former Interior Ministry official Erekle Kodua with abuse of power and fraud.

Erekle Kodua is former head of the Interior Ministry’s Special Operative Department (SOD).

Investigators found that on August

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Abashidze-Karasin meeting postponed again

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Zurab Abashidze (left), the Georgian Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Russian Relations, and Gregory Karasin, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The direct talks between Georgia and Russia have been postponed again.

Zurab Abashidze, the Georgian Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Russian Relations, and Gregory Karasin, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia should have met on March 4-5,

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French, German FMs postpone visits due to Ukraine crisis

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Laurent Fabius (left) and Frank-Walter Steinmeier when they announced the trip in January. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The foreign ministers of France and Germany and an EU commissioner have postponed their visits to Georgia due to the latest developments in Ukraine.

EU Commissioner Stefan Fule should have visited Georgia on Monday while Laurent Fabius and Frank

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