Sunday, March 29, 2026

Georgia warns of possible new landslide in Dariali Valley

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Eight people have so far been killed this year in landslides in Dariali Valley. (Police.ge.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Geologists in Georgia say heavy rainfall would cause another landslide in Dariali Valley, where eight people have already been killed this year in two natural disasters.

Six people were killed in a landslide in Dariali Valley May 17, and two more

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Georgian president compares Ukraine events with 2008 war

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From left to right: Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Giorgi Margvelashvili, David Cameron. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili said in a speech at the NATO summit in Wales that the events in Georgia in 2008 and in Ukraine in 2014 demonstrate that stability and peaceful development of young democracies is a significant challenge

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NATO chief meets Georgian president

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President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili (left) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. (Photo published by NATO.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian president on Thursday met with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in preparation for the NATO summit in Wales.

The two talked about the importance of the summit on the background of the Ukraine crisis and the significance

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NATO plans to hold more military exercises in Georgia

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–NATO is ramping up its defense of Eastern Europe with a new expeditionary force that will be able to “travel light but strike hard if needed”.

Also planned are five new bases in the Baltic states, Poland and Romania, according to Frankfurter Allgemeine

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