TBILISI, DFWatch –Georgia has lost its 17th soldier in the ISAF mission in Afghanistan.
The Georgian Defense Ministry informs that Givi Pantsulaia, born in 1984, died Saturday at Gori Military Hospital.
“Corporal Givi Pantsuala received injuries
In brief
Burjanadze supporter released after 16 hours questioning
TBILISI, DFWatch – A former public servant who joined an opposition party was released later Friday evening.
The Interior Minister said that Zaza Sopromadze was not arrested, but was only called in to the Prosecutor’s Office as a witness.
Police came
Construction of new parliament halted due to strike
TBILISI, DFWatch – Construction workers rallied in Kutaisi today at the site of the new parliament building they have been employed with constructing, demanding to get paid.
The workers refuse to work until they get their salaries, which they claim they haven’t been
GeoStat notes increasing foreign trade
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s National Statistics Department notes growth in the country’s foreign trade turnover in the first half of 2012. Growth is 17 percent more than the same period in 2011 and equals USD 4 866 million.
Georgia is importing more than
Budget cuts passed to free money for disaster aid
TBILISI, DFWatch – A bill to amend the 2012 budget to free money for cleanup work and compensation after a storm July 19 has been passed by parliament in Georgia.
The total size of the budget, more than 7 billion lari, has not been changed. Instead, money has
Ruling party ex-MP vows objectivity as audit service head
TBILISI, DFWatch – A former high-ranking member of parliament who was appointed new head of the audit service promises that he will be fair, independent, professional and objective.
Lasha Tordia was appointed to the position after the former head, Levan Bezhashvili, left
Georgia starts negotiations with EU about visa free travel
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia has started negotiations with the EU about liberalization of visa rules.
Today, the EU Commission’s Director General for Development met the Georgian deputy foreign minister in Brussels.
According to Georgia’s foreign ministry,
Increasing oil import to Georgia due to tourism
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia increased its import of oil by 8.5 percent in the first half of 2012 compared to last year and is now at 378 323 764 kg.
Analysts say the increasing import is related to larger numbers of tourists visiting the country.
The figure was
Georgia sees 8 percent growth so far in '12
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s GDP grew 1.3 percent in second quarter of 2012, compared to the first quarter and is now at 8.1 percent, according to official statistics.
Georgia’s National Statistics Department points out that these are preliminary figures,
Skadden to represent Ivanishvili
TBILISI, DFWatch – The international law firm Skadden is going to represent the Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili in his struggle as opposition politician.
Yesterday, he met David Herlihy, head of Skadden’s London office and Gregory Craig, head