Friday, May 15, 2026

Georgia lacks ambassador to 7 countries, Saakashvili hasn't signed

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President Mikheil Saakashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is without ambassador in seven countries, because the president has failed to sign their confirmation.

Foreign Affairs Minister Maia Panjikidze said on Saturday that President Mikheil Saakashvili still hasn’t signed the document to confirm

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Compromise about minaret will create new inter-religious council

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“Give us freedom of faith” says this poster. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Agreement was reached by Muslim and Christian leaders in Georgia on Thursday about what to do with a minaret which was removed from a mosque earlier in the week.

The Georgian Orthodox Church — the Patriarchate — and the organizations Muslims of

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EU concerned about Putin's Abkhazia visit

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De facto president Alexandre Ankvab (left) and Russian president Vladimer Putin. (Kremlin photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The European Union Delegation to Georgia expresses concern about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia.

The EU delegation on Tuesday issued a statement saying that it recalls that the EU doesn’t

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217 prisoners in Georgia recommended for pardoning

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Elene Tevdoradze, head of the pardon commission. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The pardon commission on Friday reviewed the cases of 500 prisoners. 217 were given a positive recommendation.

The commission received recommendations from the president, who has the right to pardon prisoners independently or based on the

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