TBILISI, April 29 – Georgia’s Orthodox Church has narrowed the race for its next patriarch to three candidates, opening the final stage in the selection of a successor to Ilia II. The Holy Synod met on Tuesday, April 28, at the Patriarchate residence in Tbilisi and selected three candidates for the expanded church meeting that … Read more
TBILISI, April 26 – A protest rally was held in Zugdidi, western Georgia, on Sunday under the slogan “Freedom for the regime’s prisoners,” as anti-government protests in the country continue. The rally took place outside the regional governor’s administration building. According to Interpressnews, the main demands of the protesters were the resignation of the government, … Read more
TBILISI, April 25 – Georgia’s Orthodox Church marked 40 days since the death of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II on Saturday, with a service at Sioni Cathedral in central Tbilisi attended by senior clergy and government officials. The liturgy began at 10am and was led by Metropolitan Shio Mujiri, the locum tenens of the patriarchal throne, together … Read more
TBILISI, April 24 – Georgia’s foreign minister said on Friday that the country’s role as a key transit provider between Europe and Asia cannot be ignored. Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili made the remarks while summing up Georgia’s participation in the Delphi Economic Forum, an annual event in Greece that brings together … Read more
TBILISI, April 24 – Leaders of Georgia’s opposition alliance met the British ambassador in Tbilisi on Friday, using the talks to present their political plans. According to opposition figures, the meeting was part of a broader campaign to explain the alliance’s goals to foreign diplomats and to seek more focused international support as Georgia’s political … Read more
TBILISI, April 23 – Chinese energy companies have shown interest in oil and gas extraction in Georgia, the Georgian Economy Ministry said on Thursday, after a series of meetings in Beijing during Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili’s visit to China. According to the ministry, Kvrivishvili met Wang Yutao, chairman of China ZhenHua Oil, one of China’s … Read more
TBILISI, April 23 – Comments made by Paweł Herczynski at a photo exhibition in Brussels prompted a stern response from Georgian leaders after the EU Ambassador warned that the country could drift back toward “dark times”. The event in question was the opening of “Georgia in Focus” at the European External Action Service, the EU’s … Read more
TBILISI, April 23 – Threats of sanctions from Kaja Kallas on Monday triggered a sharp rebuke from Tbilisi, with one parliamentarian accusing the EU foreign policy chief of ‘trampling on the basic democratic principle that people choose their government.’ Commenting ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday, Kallas stated that … Read more
TBILISI, April 22 – Georgia has appointed Sulkhan Tamazashvili as minister of internal affairs in a wider government reshuffle that also changes the chain of command around the country’s security institutions. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the move at a press conference in the government administration on Tuesday, April 21. Tamazashvili had been serving as … Read more
TBILISI, April 22 – A Tbilisi court on Wednesday upheld the pretrial detention order against former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia in the June 20 case, as prosecutors and defense lawyers again clashed over whether witness testimony links him to the injuries suffered during the 2019 protest crackdown. The judge left in force the detention measure … Read more