Tbilisi, DFWatch – Illia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgian Orthodox Church, considers unacceptable to renew talks about adopting the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages,
Church against minority languages charter
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Saakashvili may be interrogated for 2008 war and Imedi TV seizure, prosecutor says
Tbilisi, DFWatch – As Archil Kbilashvili, the Chief Prosecutor, said the president might be interrogated on the 2008 war between Georgia and Russia, seizure of independent TV by Saakashvili’s close ally and ‘some other cases’.
No religious split-lines, ROC says to Abkhaz
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Abkhaz de facto leader was evidently informed that Russian Orthodox Church, unlike the Kremlin which recognized Abkhazia as an independent country, wouldn’t tolerate drawing ecclesiastical borders along political split-lines, at least formally.
7 members called for questioning, embattled UNM still holds ground in Tbilisi Sakrebulo
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Seven members of Tbilisi City Assembly, all from the Saakashvili’s United National Movement, were summoned on Friday for interrogation to the investigative body of the Ministry
Third Georgian released by South Ossetia
Tbilisi, DFWatch – A Georgian was released from prison by the breakaway region South Ossetia Friday. This was the third Georgian prisoner to be released in the same number of days.
The de facto authorities of the region on Friday released Ushangi Dotiashvili,
MoD proposes draft law increasing accountability to Parliament
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Ministry of Defense prepared two draft laws which, it argues, will increase its accountability before the parliament.
The draft is about public and secret procurement
Georgia counting damage of the storm
Tbilisi, DFWatch – The extent of damage after a storm March 23 continues to increase and has now reached about USD 4 million, according to the latest estimate.
Energy Minister Kakhi Kaladze on Thursday informed that the worst losses was damaged houses
Georgia’s Mali mission finally decided, no details clear so far
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Georgia’s participation in the EU led mission in Mali is finally decided but the details has been yet to be defined, nor is it clear how many Georgian officers will participate in operation in the war-torn African nation, Vako Avaliani, Advisor of the Defense Minister, told DF Watch.
Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey plan closer cooperation
Tbilisi, DFWatch – Foreign ministers of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey will be meeting on Thursday in Batumi, a city on the Black Sea coast.
Missing fisherman found dead after storm
TBILISI, DFWatch–The crew of a Georgian fishing boat Wednesday discovered the body of a man, 55, drifting in the Black Sea.
The deceased, Davit Geladze, had been lost at sea during the storm of March 23 and was the subject of a search operation at the time his