Irina Imerlishvili

Georgian president picks former GIPA colleague as new NSC secretary

By | October 25th, 2016|Categories: Security|Tags: , |

Davit Rakviashvili (left) and Giorgi Margvelashvili. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–President Giorgi Margvelashvili on Monday named Davit Rakviashvili, an old colleague at a media and public relations school in Tbilisi, as new secretary of Georgia’s National Security Council. The friendship between the two go back 30 years, […]

Georgia’s security council will meet, though many members absent

By | October 27th, 2014|Categories: News, Security|Tags: |

Irina Imerlishvili. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian president has called a meeting of the National Security Council tomorrow to discuss an issue that may influence the country’s territorial integrity, but several central figures in the government are unlikely to show up. President Giorgi […]

Georgian Security Council secretary resigns, as promised

By | November 15th, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

Giga Bokeria has resigned as Secretary of Georgia’s National Security Council. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Secretary of Georgia’s National Security Council, Giga Bokeria, has resigned a few days before the inauguration of the new president. Bokeria’s letter of resignation is dated November 15 and addressed to the president’s administration, which says […]

Irina Imerlishvili new Security Council secretary

By | November 2nd, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: , |

Irina Imerlishvili. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Irina Imerlishvili, a member of parliament from the Georgian Dream coalition, will be new secretary of Georgia’s National Security Council. She confirmed to journalists that she has received such an offer and accepted, which means that as soon as […]

New law will bar some Georgians from leaving the country

By | September 28th, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: , |

Irina Imerlishvili. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian citizens may be barred from leaving the country because of state interests, and may not even be able to know the real reason for it, even by going to court. Members of the Georgian Dream coalition, who are the authors of the draft bill, say […]