Saturday, December 6, 2025

SO field meeting highlights border problems and helicopter overflight

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Problems created by new border fences was brought up again at the regular field meeting between the parties in the 2008 war. (EUMM.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The parties in the 2008 war met again on Friday for a field meeting in a tent in Ergneti, a village on the border with South Ossetia.

These field meetings are formally called Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) and hosted by the EU’s

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Georgian president visited soldiers in Afghanistan

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President Giorgi Margvelashvili and Georgian soldiers in Afghanistan. (Photo by Defense Ministry.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has paid a visit to Afghanistan and met with Georgian soldiers participating in the ISAF mission.

Supporters of former President Saakashvili have criticized Margvelashvili for not being active, even though

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Georgian defense minister visits Italy

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Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania (left), and Italy’s Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti. (Photo by Georgian Ministry of Defense. )

TBILISI, DFWatch–Italy and Georgia will strengthen their defense cooperation, according to a press release published by Georgia’s Ministry of Defense.

Irakli Alasania, the Georgian defense minister, on Thursday met his Italian colleague Roberta Pinotti during a visit

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NATO may accept Georgia as member if Russia annexes Crimea

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Defense Minister Irakli Alasania with Georgian soldiers. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia may move one step closer to joining NATO as a result of the Ukraine crisis.

If Russia annexes Crimea, NATO will offer Georgia a Membership Action Plan (MAP), Russian daily Kommersant reported on Tuesday.

The paper based its report on sources

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Obama to meet Georgian PM at Hague summit

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President Obama and Gharibashvili when they met last month at the White House. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Barack Obama writes in a letter that he hopes to meet Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili at the third Nuclear Security Summit in the Hague 23-25 March.

The US president’s letter to Gharibashvili, published on Monday,

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US to fund Georgia's participation in NATO Rapid Reaction Force

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NATO’s Knud Bartels (left) and Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania.

TBILISI, DFWatch–The United States will finance Georgia’s participation in NATO Rapid Reaction Force, Defense Minister Irakli Alasania says.

The NATO Military Committee visited Georgia on February 11 and 12. The delegation was chaired by Committee head Knud Bartels.

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Head of NATO Military Committee visits Georgia

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Head of NATO Military Committee, Knud Bartels (left) and President of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Photo by Georgia’s Ministry of Defense.)

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

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NATO ambassadors encourage new Georgian government

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Georgian PM Irakli Gharibashvili (left), NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen and State Minister for Euro-Integration Alexi Petriashvili. (Official photo.)

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

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'Georgia should convince Russia NATO is not a threat'

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Georgian PM Irakli Gharibashvili (left) at the Munich Security Conference. (Official photo.

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

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