Sunday, March 22, 2026

Davit Kezerashvili acquitted of cognac fraud

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Davit Kezerashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court on Tuesday acquitted former Defense Minister Davit Kezerashvili of cognac fraud.

Kezerashvili, who is under house arrest  and electronic surveillance in France after being detained at Nice airport last year and then released in February, was charged by Georgian authorities in February, 2013, with assisting

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Hydro power tunnel searched for survivors after landslide

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A hydro power tunnel that was flooded after a landslide on May 17 was searched for the first time Thursday. This is how the site looked in 2013. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–For the first time after the catastrophic landslide in Dariali on May 17, rescue crew made their way into a tunnel in search of survivors, Georgian TV channel Rustavi 2 reported Thursday.

The tunnel, which is part of a hydro power plant under construction,

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Georgian government meets EU commissioners May 21

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President of the EU Commission José Manuel Barroso. (Europe Diplomatic Magazine.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government will meet with EU commissioners in Brussels on May 21.

First Deputy Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani says this is the first time such a meeting is being held.

“This is an unprecedented format in EU-Georgia relations, which

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One more Georgian detained on disputed SO border

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One of the signs warning about the disputed border. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian soldiers on Sunday detained Otar Kokoshvili, 54, from the village Tamarasheni, near Kareli. He was taken to a detention facility in Tskhinvali, a central town in the breakaway region South Ossetia.

According to his relatives, Kokoshvili

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Seven more Georgians detained on disputed SO border

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Four Georgians were released by South Ossetia, but seven more detained. This leaves nearly twenty people in detention in Tskhinvali. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian border guards Monday detained seven more Georgians in villages bordering South Ossetia.

The same day, four Georgians were released. This leaves nearly 20 Georgians who still remain in detention in Tskhinvali.

The seven Georgians were detained

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François Hollande arrives in Tbilisi on Tuesday

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Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili (left) and French President François Hollande. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–French President François Hollande arrives in Georgia on Tuesday as part of his tour of the South Caucasus.

Hollande’s trip takes place amid a crisis in Ukraine and is aimed at boosting the EU’s ties with the region, the French news agency AFP

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Presidents of Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan meet in Tbilisi Tuesday

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The National Library in Tbilisi. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The presidents of Turkey and two South Caucasus countries will meet at the National Library in Tbilisi on Tuesday, to attend the 2014 Georgia-Azerbaijan-Turkey Summit.

Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili is host for Turkey’s Abdullah Gül

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