TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia and Russia met for the fifth time Thursday in Prague within the diplomatic channel established by the government that came to power a year ago.
After the meeting, Georgia’s representative Zurab Abashidze said discussions dealt with practical
TBILISI, DFWatch–At the end of his two year run as a politician, former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has published an open letter that rebuts speculations about his future plans.
In the letter, titled ‘Postscript’, Ivanishvili writes that he only wants to answer one
TBILISI, DFWatch–EU’s Foreign Affairs Council has agreed to sign and conclude an agreement establishing a framework for the participation of Georgia in EU’s crisis management operations. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia document called Framework Agreement on the Participation of Georgia in EU Crisis Management Operations is to be signed on November … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian president Giorgi Margvelashvili has signed a document which appoints former interior minister Irakli Gharibsahvili as prime minister.
The new president also has been asked to sign a document by which parliament declares its trust in the new
TBILISI, DFWatch–The acting Georgian finance minister on Wednesday met with representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to discuss priorities in next year’s budget and the country’s macroeconomic indicators.
Mark Griffiths, head of the IMF mission,
TBILISI, DFWatch–40 000 households in Georgia are without electricity due to bad weather.
According to Energo-Pro Georgia, which distributes electricity to consumers, 50 000 households have been without electricity since morning, but power supply to 10 000 of them has now been restored.
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prison Ministry in Georgia is considering closing the women’s prison, where new figures showed that 17 % of inmates are hepatitis C positive.
The prisoners in Rustavi women’s facility will be transferred to another facility, but it is still
TBILISI, DFWatch–Parliament plans to confirm the new government on Wednesday. On Tuesday, parliamentary committees listened to speeches by the minister candidates and asked them questions.
A sharp exchange developed between Prime Minister candidate Irakli
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s High Council of Justice on Tuesday elected 12 new judges.
There were 59 candidates present at the session. Each candidate needed at least ten votes out of the 13 members of the council in order to be elected. 41 out of the 59 candidates
TBILISI, DFWatch–Acting Interior Minister Irakli Gharibashvili promises that those who ordered and organized the so-called Khurcha incident in 2008 will be identified and punished.
A few weeks ago, police detained two former government officials on suspicion of having organized