TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has renewed an agreement with Gazprom which means the country will continue to receive 10% of natural gas transiting through to Armenia.
Gazprom has sent the text of the agreement to the Georgian Ministry of Energy,
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One Armenian and one Azerbaijani MP concerned by Karabakh escalation
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two parliamentarians from the governing Georgian Dream coalition – one of Armenian, the other of Azerbaijani origin – express concern over the military situation in Nagorno-Karabakh after the recent escalation in hostilities.
“We call
Usupashvili: Partnership with UNM ‘not serious’
TBILISI, DFWatch–Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili flatly denied allegations that the Republican Party of Georgia, commonly known as the Republicans, was considering a partnership with the United National Movement (UNM) before the parliamentary
Georgia marks NATO Week on the eve of Warsaw Summit
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Two-day NATO–Georgia Public Diplomacy Forum in Tbilisi opened NATO Week 2016, which will last from 4 to 19 April.
‘Georgia’s NATO and EU integration is our return to the European family with whom we are linked to by our common values of democracy, freedom and human rights protection.
Fighters recruited among Georgia's minorities for Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
TBILISI, DFWatch–The escalation of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has complicated relations between the Armenian and Azerbaijani communities in Georgia.
A small group of Georgian citizens plan to go to fight in case the conflict continues.
Georgia's parliamentary election scheduled for October 8
TBILISI, DFWatch–The president of Georgia on Tuesday announced that the parliamentary election in 2016 will be held on October 8.
“I want to inform the public that the date of the parliamentary election is set for October 8. Tomorrow, the prime minister
Gori university lecturer claims she was fired because of anti-Stalinist views
TBILISI, DFWatch–A lecturer at the University of Gori, a town 80km west of the capital, claims that she was fired because of her anti-Stalinist opinions.
Arina Tavakarashvili wrote on her Facebook page that the canceling of her lectures was related to the issue
Vice speaker doubts 'Panama Papers' report about Ivanishvili
TBILISI, DFWatch–A leading Georgian parliamentarian says she doubts the accuracy of a journalistic investigation published on Sunday which also included material about the Georgian billionaire and former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Ivanishvili’s
Georgian president calls for Karabakh de-escalation
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili called for a ‘peaceful end to the tensions’ in the recent outbreak of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh, Rustavi 2 reported.
President made his remarks during the second day of the NATO–Georgia
Demand for tougher regulation of surveillance following sex tapes scandal
TBILISI, DFWatch–Organizations that are members of the campaign This Affects You Too on Monday called on the government to take measures to rein in the use of secret surveillance and wiretapping.
The groups also demand the resignation of Chief Prosecutor