TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian Defense Minister signals that his country will strengthen its military capability.
Bacho Akhalaia made the statement on February 2 after the meeting his U.S. counterpart Leon Panetta at a meeting of defense ministers among NATO
TBILISI, DFWatch – “The military cooperation between Georgia and USA is entering a completely new stage, which means that Georgia will better protect itself,” Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili says.
The president said this Thursday during his visit to the U.S. after meeting with
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian president says the Georgian government has delivered on its promises.
He said this during a speech at Georgetown University as part of his official visit to the U.S. this week.
“Our economy has quadrupled. Crime has decreased fivefold. The poverty level has fallen
TBILISI, DFWatch – During a speech at Georgetown University in Washington, Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili said that his first presidential salary was 40 dollars and the state treasury was completely empty when he came to government in what is called the
TBILISI, DFWatch – The de facto head of the Abkhazian church Besarion Aplia confirms that a Georgian cleric was arrested in Abkhazia a few days ago.
Aplia says the Georgian cleric didn’t have his documents in order. Georgia discussed this issue on Tuesday during a regular
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili says the changes his country has been through can not be undone by himself nor anyone else.
He was speaking at the US Institute of Peace on invitation from the Atlantic Council, a Washington-based
TBILISI, DFWatch – Snowfall and strong winds are making trouble for people all over Georgia. More than 72 000 were without electricity Thursday morning. The biggest distributor, Energo-Pro, said they had brought down the number of customers without power from 64 000 to around 49 000 by early afternoon. Motorists are heavily affected. Sections of … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch – A civil rights group in Georgia wants a new set of rules to ensure that the country’s media watchdog becomes more independent. Georgian Young Lawyer’s Association (GYLA) last year criticized the present chair of the communications regulatory commission, Irakli Chikovani, for having a conflict of interest. In a study GYLA found that … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch – We asked Caucasus expert Tom de Waal a few questions following Monday’s meeting between U.S. president Barack Obama and Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili in Washington. de Waal is a journalist and writer, previously Caucasus editor of Institute for War and Peace Reporting, and now senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch – Media workers in the former Soviet republic of Georgia met Wednesday to reaffirm their mutual pledge to support eachother in case of harassment from authorities. “The main goal is to fight against illegal actions, protecting each other and solidarity when the media is in trouble,” says Mamuka Glonti, who took the initiative … Read more