TBILISI, March 6 – Two Georgian Dream officials highlighted positive outcomes from a visit to the U.S. capital, declaring restoration of good relations with Washington, while relations are on hold with the European Union. Mariam Lashkhi, chair of a parliamentary committee for education, science and youth, said she noticed a clear shift in rhetoric under … Read more
TBILISI, March 3 – Members of a Georgian parliamentary delegation met with U.S. Senator Steve Daines during a visit to the United States, with both sides discussing the future of Georgian-American relations and regional security issues. According to Georgia’s parliament press service, the meeting focused on improving relations between the two countries and restoring their … Read more
TBILISI, March 3 – As the military conflict in the Middle East continues, fear is spreading in political Tbilisi that it may have a spillover effect in the wider region. Georgia’s government has announced special flights to bring home citizens stranded in the Middle East after airspace closures linked to the escalating war involving the … Read more
TBILISI, February 6 – Two Georgian Dream officials met briefly with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday, in connection with the 2026 Winter Olympics. According to a statement from the administration of the Georgian president, Mikheil Kavelashvili, he and Georgia’s foreign minister, Maka Bochorishvili, met Vance and Rubio … Read more
TBILISI, January 28 – A delegation of staff members from the United States Congress has arrived in Georgia for meeting with government officials and opposition leaders. The US Embassy said the delegation will hold meetings with Georgian officials and opposition figures and will also visit a settlement for internally displaced persons in Tserovani to assess … Read more
TBILISI, January 26 – Georgia’s government has sought to downplay the fact that U.S. Vice President JD Vance will visit Armenia and Azerbaijan next month without stopping in Georgia, saying the trip follows a specific regional agenda and should not be overinterpreted. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said the itinerary reflects the purpose of the visit … Read more
TBILISI, January 8 – The U.S. military operation in Venezuela has spilled into Georgia’s bitter politics, with rival camps in Tbilisi arguing over who matters more for Georgia’s security and future: Washington or Brussels. The U.S. military operation last Saturday saw special forces capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, who later were brought to … Read more
TBILISI, November 26 – Russia has handed life sentences to eight men over the 2022 explosion on the Crimea bridge, Russian media reported on Thursday. According to the reports, a military court in Rostov-on-Don found the group guilty of terrorism and of illegally purchasing and transporting explosive devices. All eight received life in prison. The … Read more
TBILISI, November 25 – Georgia’s former prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has won another round in his long-running legal fight with a Credit Suisse subsidiary, as a UK court ordered the bank to compensate him for losses linked to a major fraud case. But although the United Kingdom’s Judicial Committee of the Privy Council upheld earlier … Read more
TBILISI, November 6 – Tensions grew between Georgia’s government and U.S. lawmakers this week as a senior member of Congress accused Georgia’s ruling party of undermining American security interests by handing control of its key Black Sea port to Chinese state-linked companies and persecuting Western investors. Republican Congressman Joe Wilson accused Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream … Read more