TBILISI, DFWatch–Vakhtang Kapanadze has been appointed as chairman of the Joint Staff of Georgia’s armed forces, replacing Irakli Dzneladze.
Who should take over as head of the Joint Staff was subject of a conflict between ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili and
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM) met for the 39th time on Friday.
According to the Interior Ministry, Georgia raised the issue of the installation of barbed wire and fences by Russian soldiers in the villages Ergneti, Ditsi and
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has ruled out that there will be signed a non-use of force treaty with Abkhazia, because the country does not sign treaties with the breakaway regions.
Vyacheslav Chirikba, de facto Foreign Minister of the breakaway region Abkhazia, said after
TBILISI, DFWatch–A new round of Geneva talks will be held November 5-6. It is the 25th time the warring parties of the 2008 Russia-Georgian war meet, and one of the main topics of discussion will be freedom of movement and the installation of barbed wire and fences.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia will join NATO Response Force (NRF) in 2015, NATO’s Secretary General says.
At a monthly press conference, Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that from next month the alliance will conduct a major exercise in Poland and the Baltics states.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Interior Minister Irakli Gharibashvili on Tuesday provided details about a several month long investigation into two jihad videos posted on Youtube a few months ago with threats against Georgian soldiers in Afghanistan.
His comments were a response
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry says Georgia can only use peaceful and civilian methods against Russia’s action to move the border to the breakaway region South Ossetia.
Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Davit Jalaghania said on Monday that Russia
TBILISI, DFWatch–The United States expresses concern about Russian soldiers installing wire fences at the South Ossetian border.
A statement issued by the US Embassy to Georgia on Friday on instructions of the Department of State says the US is concerned with
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian soldiers have halted the installation of wire feinces in the border village of Ditsi near South Ossetia.
According to the Interior Ministry, the situation is now peaceful in Ditsi, while police are continuing to patrol and the village.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian soldiers are continuing to install wire fences along the border with South Ossetia in the village Ditsi.
The fence now run a few meters from the house of the Beruashvili family. But locals say the three houses, which it seemed might end up on