TBILISI, October 11 – EU Ambassador Paweł Herczynski accused Tbilisi of anti-European rhetoric on Saturday. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze responded by accusing Brussels of attempting to overthrow Georgia’s government. Speaking at a Europe Day event in Kakheti on Saturday, Herczynski struck a conciliatory note toward Georgian society, saying the country belonged in Europe and that … Read more
TBILISI, October 8 – Georgian Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili has been promoted to deputy prime minister, a move that has prompted speculation that she could succeed Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. Kobakhidze announced the appointment at a government meeting on Wednesday. Kvrivishvili will remain minister of economy and sustainable development while taking on the additional role. … Read more
TBILISI, October 5 – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze says growing outside pressure since 2022 pushed the government toward tougher measures in order to defend the country’s sovereignty, ultimately making Georgia more independent. Speaking on Imedi TV’s Open Air programme on Saturday, Kobakhidze said it had been much harder in earlier years to withstand outside … Read more
TBILISI, September 25 – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze used his address to the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday to appeal directly to the people of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Kobakhidze said Russia still occupied 20 percent of Georgia’s territory and that hundreds of thousands of displaced people remained unable to return … Read more
TBILISI, September 22 – The European People’s Party (EPP) has called for the release of Georgian opposition politician Giorgi Baramidze, who was jailed earlier this month over comments he made about the 1992-1993 war in Abkhazia. The case has yet to go to trial. In a statement, the European political party expressed concern about Baramidze’s … Read more
TBILISI, September 20 – Georgian PM Irakli Kobakhidze will address the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday, during a visit that will also include meetings with foreign leaders and UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The Georgian government announced Sunday that Kobakhidze would take part in the General Debate at the UN General Assembly’s … Read more
TBILISI, September 19 – Three former senior Georgian officials have testified in the criminal trial of exiled former prime minister Giorgi Gakharia over a police checkpoint near the breakaway South Ossetia region. Prosecutors claimed the testimony confirmed that Gakharia acted without consulting the three. The hearing took place behind closed doors at Tbilisi City Court … Read more
TBILISI, September 6 – Prosecutors in Georgia have reopened the case of an assumed suicide of a political activist, after new claims by jailed former prime minister Irakli Garibashvili. In a letter from prison this week, Garibashvili asked what the real cause of Lazare Jorbenadze’s death had been and said unanswered questions remained around several … Read more
TBILISI, August 4 – Georgia’s ruling party is preparing possible new legislation to protect “national identity”, a move supporters say is needed to defend traditional values and critics warn could deepen social divisions. The Georgian Dream initiative follows the creation of several groups in recent days claiming to defend Georgian identity, national unity, traditions and … Read more
TBILISI, June 28 – A major scuffle in Georgia’s parliament on Friday began after an opposition MP mocked Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s political standing, according to a detailed reconstruction published by Rezonansi. DFWatch has already reported that MPs from the ruling Georgian Dream party and the opposition Gakharia for Georgia clashed physically during the final … Read more