Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Putin visits Abkhazia, celebrates recognition

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De facto Abkhazian President Alexandre Ankvab (left) and Russian President Vladimer Putin. (Official Kremlin photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Georgia’s breakaway region Abkhazia Monday and congratulated de facto President Alexandre Ankvab on the ‘five year anniversary since Russia recognized its independence’.

Georgia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has

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Precise data confirm 2% drop in foreign trade turnover Jan-Jul

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Used cars is still Georgia’s number one export article. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Precise data from Georgian Statistics Department (GeoStat) show that Georgia’s foreign trade turnover in the first seven months of 2013 was two percent less than in 2012.

The total amount of foreign trade turnover in January-July 2013 was USD 5 662

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Third day of Batumi Summer Set canceled due to bad weather

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Most visitors on Friday had come to see Sleep Party People. (DFWatch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The third day of Batumi Summer Set electronic music festival had to be canceled due to bad weather as water flooded the festival area and destroyed equipment.

The festival in Georgia’s largest Black Sea beach resort started on August 22 with Danish

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How the role of the president will change in Georgia

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Power will shift from president to prime minister after October’s election. Pictured: President Mikheil Saakashvili (left), and Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili. (Photo published on Ivanishvili’s Facebook page.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia will change from a presidential republic into a parliamentary one after the election on October 27. We give you the details.

The new president will start fulfilling his duties as soon as he has been sworn in, and after this ceremony, the

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217 prisoners in Georgia recommended for pardoning

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Elene Tevdoradze, head of the pardon commission. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The pardon commission on Friday reviewed the cases of 500 prisoners. 217 were given a positive recommendation.

The commission received recommendations from the president, who has the right to pardon prisoners independently or based on the

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Georgia's Ivanishvili explains decision to close Channel 9

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Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says many of Channel 9’s journalists were not professionals. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says journalists and employees of TV9 made a mistake when they closed down the channel immediately after his statement.

“Journalists didn’t come to TV9 from BBC and CNN. Many of them weren’t professionals; [they]

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