TBILISI, DFWatch — Alexi Petriashvili, State Minister for Euro-Atlantic Integration, November 19 left for Brussels to attend the session. Defense Minister Irakli Alasania is also on a working visit to Brussels, both participating in the NGC session on the level
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Georgian sailors abandoned by ship's owner
TBILISI, DFWatch — Twelve Georgian sailors have asked for help from Panama as they are five km away from the nearest port and running out of food and electricity.
The sailors are aboard the Maria Del Carmen sailing under Nigerian flag and have been out for
Germany to help Georgia mend relations to Russia

TBILISI, DFWatch — Germany wants to play a positive role in the process of restoring relations between Georgia and Russia, says Georgia’s Foreign Affairs Minister after meeting with her German colleague in Germany.
According to the foreign ministry, Foreign
U.S. envoy discussed Georgia's new approach to Russia
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s defense and foreign ministers on Saturday met the U.S. Philip Gordon, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State.
Gordon, whose full title is U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, visited Georgia for a second day
Gordon calls on Saakashvili and Ivanishivli to cooperate

TBILISI, DFWatch — The U.S. diplomat Philip Gordon Friday met government and other officials in Georgia.
Gordon, whose full title is U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, met with Davit Usupashvili, Speaker of Parliament; Davit Bakradze
NATO visit postponed to next year
TBILISI, DFWatch — The delayed visit by NATO’s Military Committee will take place in the first half of 2013.
“The parties have decided that high military officials of the Alliance will visit Georgia in the first half of 2013,” the defense ministry informs, explaining
Gordon to visit Georgia Friday
TBILISI, DFWatch — U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Philip Gordon, is visiting Georgia Friday.
Gordon will meet with government officials.
According to the U.S. embassy in Georgia, he will once again underline that the U.S. is
Fogh Rasmussen's Facebook page flooded with criticism
TBILISI, DFWatch — Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s Facebook page has seen an influx of traffic the last week from Georgian users responding to the NATO Secretary General’s recent statement about expressing concern over the detention of military and political officials in
Workers protest continues at Telasi
TBILISI, DFWatch — The crisis at an energy company continued Wednesday as three employees went on hunger strike.
The strike at Telasi, which supplies the capital with electricity, started weeks ago, after the election results became known. Current and former
NATO criticizes new Georgian government
TBILISI, DFWatch — NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly criticizes the new government for putting pressure on the public broadcaster and local government and asks it to refrain from politically motivated arrests.
The resolution was passed Monday in Prague at the 58. annual