Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Tbilisi mayor blasts Saarbrücken over twin city suspension move

TBILISI, May 19 – A German city’s move to freeze official contacts with Tbilisi has triggered a furious response from the Georgian capital’s mayor, turning a 51-year-old city partnership into another front in Georgia’s row with Europe. Saarbrücken, capital of the German state of Saarland, has been partnered with Tbilisi since 1975. The city’s own … Read more