Tbilisi, DFWatch – Lithuanian President, President of Federal Council of Austria, Vice Speaker of Parliament of Czech Republic, also Secretary General of OSCE and NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative in South Caucasus and Central Asia
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Rebellion at Public Defender's office over Bacho Akhalaia visit
TBILISI, DFWatch–Three employees at the Public Defender’s office in Georgia have resigned, and two have been fired, after disagreement over a visit to former prison minister Bacho Akhalaia in jail.
Marina Gigineishvili, Amiran Nikolaishvili and Guram Bendiashvili,
EBRD downgrades Georgia's growth prognosis
TBILISI, DFWatch–The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has downgraded its prognosis for Georgia’s economic growth in 2013 from 3 to 2 percent.
EBRD said a few days ago that the GDP growth will also be reduced from 5 to 4 percent and the level of
Final vote count confirms Georgian election result
TBILISI, DFWatch–The final results of the presidential election on October 27 show that Giorgi Margvelashvili of the Georgian Dream coalition received 62.12 percent of votes, Davit Bakradze from the National Movement received 21.72 percent and Nino Burjanadze,
Policeman found naked in a pool of blood after rape attempt
TBILISI, DFWatch–A policeman was brutally attacked in western Georgia Tuesday, after locals accused him of having raped a woman.
Local media reported that the policeman was found naked, with a broken leg, and in a pool of blood near the presidential residence in
New Georgian president ponders going to Sochi Olympics
TBILISI, DFWatch–The newly elected president of Georgia is considering showing up at the winter Olympics in Sochi, despite his country’s strained relationship with Russia.
A few days ago, president-elect Giorgi Margvelashvili said in an interview with Russia’s
Georgia preparing to initiate Association Agreement
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Association Agreement with the EU will be initiated by Deputy Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani during the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius November 28-29.
Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze said this on Monday. The text of the agreement,
Georgia's leaders to meet aboard U.S. Navy ship
TBILISI, DFWatch–Five days before the inauguration of Giorgi Margvelashvili as new president, he and other members of the current government will join outgoing president Mikheil Saakashvili for an event aboard a U.S. naval ship docked in Batumi.
Also outgoing Prime
Minaret conflict in Chela, Georgia, still unresolved
TBILISI, DFWatch–The conflict over a minaret that was dismantled in a small Georgian village is far from over. Locals are continuing their fight to have the minaret restored, and claim that the guarantee of freedom of religion in the Georgian Constitution supports
Guests from thirty countries to attend Georgian inauguration
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is expecting representatives of 30 countries to attend the inauguration of Giorgi Margvelashvili as new president on November 17.
Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze said Monday that among the guests will be two or three presidents, speakers