TBILISI, DFWatch–NATO is concerned about illegal separating constructions in the conflict zone, says the alliance’s Caucasus and Central Asia envoy James Appathurai.
Last week, Russian soldiers moved the so-called administrative border 300 meters on a point south
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Georgian father and son who were detained by Russian soldiers close to the so-called administrative border with South Ossetia a few days ago were were released on Monday.
According to the Georgian Interior Ministry, Avtandil and Kakhi Khaduri,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Maya Pankikidze, Foreign Affairs Minister of Georgia, is on a visit to the United States and will today attend a reception in Washington organized by the Georgian embassy to mark Independence Day of Georgia.
She will also meet with Miriam Sapiro,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Food Safety Service responds to the Russian chief sanitary inspector, who said that Georgia was planning ‘bio-sabotage’ in Russia.
Veriko Gulua, head of the Service’s press office told DF Watch that this statement is groundless
TBILISI, DFWatch–Egypt has apologized for detaining a group of Georgians during a swimwear photo session.
The Georgians were having a photo shoot for swimwear when several Egyptian policemen thought they were filming a porn movie and detained the crew.
Egyptian
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian interior minister says that an archive of secret recordings of people’s private lives will be destroyed next week.
Minister of Internal Affairs Irakli Gharibashvili said this during a public meeting at the Center of European Politics
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia will mark NATO week from 3 to 10th June. It will be opened by NATO envoy James Appathurai and the minister for Euro Atlantic integration.
Elene Gotsadze, director of the information center for NATO and EU, said Friday that James Appathurai,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Parliament in Georgia has forced through two more laws that were vetoed by President Saakashvili.
This is the latest in a series of vetoes by Saakashvili after the change of government in October, 2012. Under normal circumstances, his signature
TBILISI, DFWatch–Tbilisi City Court on Friday released a Lithuanian businessman pending his trial.
Saulius Vaitkevičius was detained two days ago at Tbilisi airport and charged with a large amount of money appropriation and embezzlement.
The prosecutor
TBILISI, DFWatch–1 600 workers at the Ferro plant in Zestaponi called off their strike Friday. The strike lasted more than a week, and paralyzed the plant which accounts for 12% of Georgia’s national export.
Management agreed to enter into negotiations and finally