TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Patriarch Ilia II on Tuesday gave Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili a white horse.
The event took place at the end of a visit by the PM to the Patriarch’s hometown Sno in Kazbegi, northern Georgia.
The two visited Larsi checkpoint,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili on Monday criticized non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for not being objective.
He said during a meeting with students that it is important for democracy to have a strong, objective and unbiased civil
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia wants to take away one more power from the president: the right to award two top awards.
The awards in question are the Shota Rustaveli award and the National awards of Georgia. The government wants to give
TBILISI, DFWatch–German Chancellor Angela Merkel says NATO will not offer Georgia a Membership Action Plan (MAP) at the upcoming summit in Wales in September.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili on Monday met Merkel during a visit to Germany.
At a joint
TBILISI, DFWatch–A new poll published by National Democratic Institute (NDI) shows that Patriarch Ilia II remains the most liked person in Georgia.
96 percent of those asked say the like the patriarch. 61 percent say they like Davit Usupashvili, Speaker of Parliament;
TBILISI, DFWatch–The presidents of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey met in Tbilisi on Tuesday and celebrated the cooperation between their countries.
The summit was initiated by the Turkish president and the main topic was three joint projects. Two of them are already
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili says demands by influential NGOs to refine legislation to prevent illegal wiretapping is an attack against the government.
After the Saakashvili regime lost power in Georgia, several Tbilisi-based
TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia has introduced a ‘moratorium’ on prosecuting former officials from the National Movement party of Mikheil Saakashvili, out of fear that it may restrict democratic rights.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili said
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
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia offers investors a favorable environment and a market of potentially 900 million people, Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili said during the Georgia-Israel Business Forum.
Gharibashvili mentioned that a common system of allowances with 8 countries,