Friday, December 5, 2025

Georgian parliament condemns Russia's actions in Crimea

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Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili said the debate about the Ukraine resolution was one of his most difficult days in parliament.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Parliament in Georgia Wednesday passed a resolution condemning Russia’s deployment of military forces in Crimea, which it says is a threat to all of Europe.

The resolution says Georgia became a victim of Russian military aggression in the war in 2008,

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Parliament speaker in Georgia sees no threat

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Davit Usupashvili, Speaker of Parliament. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The speaker of parliament in Georgia says there are currently no threats against the country.

Gubaz Sanikidze, a member of parliament for the Georgian Dream coalition, said Friday that ‘it will be Georgia’s turn after Ukraine’ and begged the

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Georgian parliament speaker met Hungary's president

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Georgian Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili (left) and President of Hungary, János Áder. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili Friday met Hungarian President János Áder. The two discussed economy, Georgia’s integration with Europe and relations with Russia.

Usupashvili is in Hungary together with a Georgian delegation

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Romania supports Georgia's EU and NATO aspirations

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President of the Romanian Senate, Crin Antonescu (left), and Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, David Usupashvili. (Photo published by senat.ro.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Romanian Senate Monday passed a resolution supporting Georgia’s efforts toward integration with Europe and NATO.

Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili, who is visiting Romania with other Georgian politicians, was attending the senate as

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Georgian gov't updating legislation ahead of local election

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Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–In a week the government in Georgia will decide whether to follow recommendations and proposals made by the non-parliamentary opposition and non-governmental organizations about amendments to the Election Code.

Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili

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Georgian parliament speaker visits Romania and Hungary

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Georgian Speaker of Parliament, Davit Usupashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–On Monday, Georgia’s speaker of parliament begins on a five day tour of Romania and Hungary.

Speaker Davit Usupashvili will arrive in Romania on February 10 and hold meetings with the speaker of Romania’s senate and parliament, as well as with

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Georgian and Estonian parliamentarians reinforce ties

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Georgian Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili and Estonian Speaker of Parliament Ene Ergma. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A group of Georgian parliamentarians arrived in Estonia Monday for a two-day visit. The delegation includes MPs from the two opposing power blocs in Georgian politics.

On Monday, the Georgian and Estonian speakers of parliament held a meeting to

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EU integration main goal of Georgia's governing coalition

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Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s parliament speaker said Monday that the country’s main political priority is signing the Association Agreement with the EU and that all the other issues are subordinate to this priority.

Summing up the year 2013 at a press conference, Davit

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Georgia starts work on new constitution

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Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili. (Photo published by Parliament’s press office.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–In Georgia, a new Constitution Commission is preparing a draft of constitutional amendments that will balance the branches of power. It will start work in the second half of January, 2014.

Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili said this on Monday

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Local government reform modified after criticism from patriarch

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Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili has managed to convince the government to amend a disputed passage in a draft bill about local government reform, as promised.

The government prepared a draft law to regulate the country’s territorial

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