Tuesday, December 16, 2025

50th meeting of the post-2008 incident prevention talks

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Practical problems for people affected by the conflict is the main focus of the IPRM meetings. (EUMM.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Monday another meeting was held of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) between the conflicting parties of the 2008 war.

This was the 50th such meeting, and as usual it took place at Ergneti, a village close to the de facto border.

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Georgian PM claims Russia plans annexation of territories

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Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian prime minister claims Russia is preparing to annex two Georgian breakaway regions.

Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said this while meeting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday.

One of the topics discussed was the

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Georgia's Prosecutor's Office checking the finances of several ministries

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Lasha Tordia, head of the State Audit Office. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prosecutor’s Office in Georgia has begun examining the finances of the biggest government ministries.

This follows findings by the Audit Office of violations in several ministries expenditures.

Head of the Audit Office, Lasha Tordia, said

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Saakashvili appears via video link at anti-Russia rally in Tbilisi

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Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili addressed a crowd in Tbilisi Saturday, via video link. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s former ruling party mobilized several thousand people on Saturday for an anti-Russia themed rally and blamed the government for inaction in the face of what it claimed is impending Russian annexation of two breakaway regions.

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National Movement preparing 'large-scale' demonstration in Tbilisi

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Rustaveli Avenue was blocked for traffic from 12 today, in preparation for the rally. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Former government representatives from the years following the rose revolution in 2003 are holding a rally in central Tbilisi today to protest against Russia’s annexation of two breakaway regions.

National Movement members claim this is

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Georgia's problem lack of trust in institutions, president says

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Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili said in an address to parliament on Friday that he has warned that there would be problems if people continued to distrust the country’s institutions.

“During the recent year, I have repeatedly underlined

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