Friday, January 16, 2026

Inauguration to be financed by gov't reserve fund

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The inauguration of newly elected president Giorgi Margvelashvili (right) will be financed by the government’s reserve fund. Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili left. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The inauguration of the new president will be financed from the government’s reserve fund, Georgia’s finance minister says.

Finance Minister Nodar Khaduri said Wednesday that there is not enough money in the president’s reserve fund to finance

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Bacho Akhalaia sentenced to three years, nine months

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Former Prison Minister Bacho Akhalaia on the day of his detention, November 7, 2012. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A court in Georgia has sentenced a former government minister to three years and nine months in jail for his role in a prison riot in 2006.

Bacho Akhalaia, former Prison, Defense and Interior Minister, was charged together with Davit Chakua, Revaz

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Georgia to sue Russian telecom company MTC

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Prime Minister of Georgia, Bidzina Ivanishvili, says mobile phones get connected to MTC when 200 meters from the de facto border. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia is preparing to sue the Russian communications network MTC.

Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili said Monday at a press conference that he met with Polish journalists on Sunday and received information that the area near the

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United States congratulates Georgia on election

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The United States has congratulated the Georgian people on holding a peaceful presidential election.

A statement published on the State Department website says the presidential election on October 27 was an important step for Georgia’s democratic

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Saakashvili sums up nearly ten years in power

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Mikheil Saakashvili bid farewell to the Georgian people in a last televised address. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s outgoing president Mikheil Saakashvili has left for Brussels to meet with Chairman of the EU Commission Jose Manuel Barroso.

Before leaving, Saakashvili held a last televised address from his palace. He thanked people for giving

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NATO, EU and OSCE praise Georgia's election

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EU’s foreign policy spokesperson Catherine Ashton said Georgia has shown strong democratic credentials. (EU.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–In statements to the media, NATO, the European Union and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are celebrating Sunday’s election as a historic step forward for democracy in Georgia.

The Organization for Security and Cooperation

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