TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili on Wednesday hosted Knud Bartels, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, which is currently visiting Georgia.
Defense Minister Irakli Alasania, Chief of Joint Staff, Major-General Vakhtang Kapanadze, and
TBILISI, DFWatch–The new Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili says NATO ambassadors gave him positive signals at Wednesday’s meeting of the NATO-Georgia commission in Brussels.
Gharibashvili said the ambassadors told him the new government has strengthened
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili says Georgia should assure Russia that its aspirations to become member of NATO and the EU is not a threat to Russia.
He said this in a speech during one of the sessions at the Munich Security Conference.
The PM said
TBILISI, DFWatch–When the annual Munich Security Conference opens in a few days, it will be the first time Georgia’s delegation is headed by the prime minister and not the president.
The reason for the change is partly that a constitutional amendment came into force
TBILISI, DFWatch–NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen writes in his latest annual report that Georgia has made good progress in implementing the reforms required to meet its standards.
Rasmussen writes in his 2013 report, which was published on Monday, that NATO
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili has created a consulting group named the Security Council that will work on issues concerning Georgia’s internal and external safety.
The council has almost the same duties and responsibilities as the National
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) met in the village Ergneti on Tuesday.
Representatives of Georgia’s Interior Ministry presented footage of Russians installing barbed wire and fences in villages close to the demarcation line
TBILISI, DFWatch–The NATO Military Committee will visit Georgia February 11-12.
Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze said at Tuesday’s briefing that the visit is important, because it means that the military cooperation with NATO is on a new level.
“Reforms implemented
TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia has created a temporary border zone in the disputed Georgian region Abkhazia. The measure is said to be temporary in connection with the Winter Olympics in nearby Sochi.
According to the Georgian Foreign Affairs Ministry, Russia has moved its
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili will lead the Georgian delegation at the annual Munich Security Conference in two weeks.
Mikheil Saakashvili, who stepped down as president three months ago, has been representing Georgia in recent