Sunday, December 14, 2025

Tuvalu withdraws recognition of Georgian breakaway regions

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Taukelina Finikaso (left), Foreign Minister of Tuvalu, and Maia Panjikidze, Foreign Minister of Georgia. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Tuvalu has withdrawn its recognition of the Georgian breakaway regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

A government delegation from Tuvalu is visiting Georgia these days to sign a protocol establishing diplomatic and consular relations between the two

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Are interruptions in Georgia's wine export economic warfare?

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Levan Davitashvili, head of Georgia’s National Wine Agency. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–There are interruptions in the export of wine from Georgia to Belarus, although formally the export is not stopped.

The sale of wine to Ukraine and Russia is continuing without any restrictions, according to Levan Davitashvili, head

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Discussion: Ethnic minorities and language skills

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Agit Mirzoev (left), Executive Director of Analytical Center for Inter-ethnic Cooperation and Consultations, and Ali Babayev, from the Congress of Georgian Azerbaijanis. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Representatives of NGOs working with minority issues took part in a discussion organized by DFWatch.net about how ethnic minorities often lack skills in Georgia’s only official language – Georgian.

Agit Mirzoev, Executive Director of Analytical

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Saakashvili offers to give testimony, but only during trial

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Mikheil Saakashvili speaking at Independence Square in Kiev March 29, 2014. (Maestro TV.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Former President Mikheil Saakashvili offers the current government his own rules of the game; rules which are against Georgian legislation.

The rules in question are about how to question witnesses in criminal cases. This issue has been a source

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Georgia's EU treaty will be signed by the prime minister

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Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–When Georgia finally signs the Association Agreement with the EU by the end of June, it will be the prime minister who does the signing, not the president.

Exactly who will sign the agreement – president or prime minister – has been a subject of

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Georgian PM wants constitutional block against same-sex marriage

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Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian prime minister wants to define a family as a union between a man and a woman.

Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili says he has asked the constitutional commission to look at his proposal.

“Though according to the current legislation,

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EU criticizes Georgia for failing to protect human rights

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Orthodox priests removing a police block May 17, 2013, that separated their supporters from the LGBT rights group. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The EU criticizes Georgia for not having done enough in 2013 to protect freedom of speech and prevent violent outbreaks of islamophobia and homophobia.

The new report is published by the European Commission and is part of the implementation of the

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Georgians debate Obama's comment on NATO expansion

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Obama’s comments regarding NATO expansion was eagerly debated in Tbilisi Thursday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that there has not been any immediate plans for expansion of NATO’s membership, referring to Ukraine and Georgia.

His statement caused protest and criticism among some in Georgia.

On Thursday,

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