TBILISI, DFWatch — After violent clashes caused him to change venue for the state of the nation address Friday, President Mikheil Saakashvili held his televised address from his residence.
No one will be able to lock me up in this palace, the president said.
He opened
TBILISI, DFWatch — Violent clashes broke out as some of the central figures in President Mikheil Saakashvili’s party were trying to enter the National Library to listen to the state of the nation address.
Two rallies were ongoing in the area: One by former
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia and South Korea have signed their first inter-governmental treaty about visa free travel for citizens holding diplomatic, official and service passports.
The agreement on the waiving of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, official
TBILISI, DFWatch — Monuments of Joseph Stalin which have been restored in two Georgian villages were bombed with pink paint, torn down, and damaged.
After the change of government, the population in some villages demanded to restore old monuments of Soviet dictator
Tbilisi, DF Watch – The President of Georgia will address the nation at 18:00 today from the National Library. The diplomatic corps, church leaders, journalists and students are invited to attend the event. After his speech, the president will answer questions.
TBILISI, DFWatch — Spring recruitment for compulsory military service has started. Citizens from 18 to 27 year will be recruited — about 1 650 persons in total.
This is a significant decrease from 4 347 in 2012.
Gocha Kharshiladze, chair of the military service
TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili will address the nation from the National Library instead of from parliament.
Saakashvili should have held his annual address on Friday, but the event was postponed by the ruling Georgian Dream coalition.
TBILISI, DFWatch — Two more members of parliament for the National Movement have left their party’s faction in the last few days.
The party of President Mikheil Saakashvili is now down to 55 representatives in the assembly of 150.
Speaker of Parliament Davit
TBILISI, DFWatch — The president’s annual speech to parliament is postponed indefinitely.
This is a decision made by the ruling coalition. Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili today said consultations had been held and a decision was made to not hold
TBILISI, DFWatch — The new government in Georgia wants to amend the law on the occupied territories in order to soften the punishment for people who violate it.
The Law on Occupied Territories was adopted in October 2008, a few months after the Russian-Georgian war.