Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Wednesday said he was pleased with the United Nations (UN) resolution on recognizing the rights of refugees from Abkhazia and South Ossetia breakaway regions to return to their homes.

Georgia is ready to begin talks with Russia at any time on any issue and without any preconditions, Gerogian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze said at a briefing with his Estonian Counterpart Urmas Paet yesterday. The Estonian FM is on a short visit to Georgia.
Replying to journalists’ question that how long Georgia will need to start [...]

A delegation of 131 former world leaders arrived in Georgia today. Half of the delegation will stay in Batumi for several days, while the other half travels to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. The visit is part of a

Ucraina isi va apara interesele legate de constructia canalului Dunare-Marea Neagra (Bastroe), a declarat, miercuri, presedintele ucrainean Viktor Ianukovici, relateaza Ria Novosti “In pofida presiunii la care suntem supusi, nu ne vom descuraja si ne vom apara interesele legate de constructia canalului”, a spus seful statului ucrainean in cadrul unei reuniuni a

Azerbaijan will vote in favor of Serbia’s Kosovo resolution during the upcoming UN General Assembly session. This is according to the country’s Ambassador to Serbia Eldar Hasanov, who

Georgia sent a statement to the UN on Friday accusing Russia of violating ceasefire agreements. “Two years after the Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities was signed on August 12, 2008, Russia still ignores this agreement and continues to violate almost all of its provisions,” the statement said.

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili met with Acting Moldovan President Mihai Ghimpu in Batumi yesterday. The two presidents discussed bilateral cooperation and coordinated their activities in international

EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Police Catherine Ashton has expressed alarm over the deployment of Russian anti-aircraft missiles in Abkhazia.
In a statement on Friday, which follows the confirmation by

Azerbaijan`s President Ilham Aliyev has received today credentials of newly appointed ambassador of Moldova Igor Bodyu, AzerTAj state news agency reported.
President Ilham Aliyev and the Moldovan ambassador had a conversation. 

Russia has deployed an S-300 air defense system in Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia, Russian media reported on Wednesday, citing the commander of the Russian Air Force.
“We have placed an S-300 system in Abkhazia. It will protect the airspace of Abkhazia and South Ossetia,” Gen-Col Alexander Zelenin said.

Tbilisi expressed an official protest over the Russian president’s recent visit to the former Georgian republic of Abkhazia, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said. Russian President Dmitry

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev paid a surprise visit to the Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia, where he pledged further support for Abkhazia and South Ossetia as the two regions commemorated the 2008 five-day war.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received copies of credentials of Moldovan new ambassador to Azerbaijan Igor Bodyu, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said.

The U.S. delegation consisting of U.S. congressmen will arrive in Tbilisi August 1.
The Georgian Parliament told trend that the meeting will begin August 2. Members of the delegation will meet with representatives of the U.S. embassy, members of

Russia and Georgia concluded on Tuesday their 12th round of internationally-mediated talks, failing to reach any concrete agreement on resolving major security and humanitarian issues left over by their brief war in 2008.

Acting Moldovan President Mihai Ghimpu is planning a trip to Georgia. Ghimpu made the announcement today in Chisinau during a meeting with a Georgian delegation. Ghimpu also said that Moldova has already

Participants in Geneva consultations on South Caucasus will make on Tuesday yet another attempt to draw up a document providing non-aggression guarantees between Georgia and its republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
The Geneva talks on security in the South Caucasus were first held in October 2008, following a five-day war between Georgia and Russia over [...]

The Georgian government will send humanitarian aid and rescuers to Moldova today after mass flooding.  Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili spoke with the Moldovan government over the telephone this week and offered to build a village for victims in Georgia. 

The Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has today received Georgia’s Prime Minister Nika Gilauri. The Georgian Premier conveyed President Mikheil Saakashvili’s greetings to the Azerbaijani leader.

Romania has always recognized and supported the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and will continue to maintain this position, Romanian FM Teodor Bakonski said at the meeting with Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mamedyarov in Baku on July 19.

Georgian government delegation, headed by Prime Minister Nika Gilauri, will arrive in Azerbaijan on July 23. Baku will host a meeting of the Georgian-Azerbaijani Inter-governmental Commission, Nikoloz Mchedlishvili, spokesman of Georgia’s Prime Minister.

Azerbaijan and Georgia will create a joint working group to develop the transport corridor from Asia to Europe through Georgia and Azerbaijan, the Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said at a joint press conference with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev yesterday in Batumi.

Constitutional Courts of Azerbaijan and Moldova on Wednesday signed a memorandum of cooperation.
The document was signed during Moldova’s constitutional court head’s visit to Azerbaijan. The memorandum was signed by chairmen of Azerbaijani and Moldovanian constitutional courts Farhad Abdullayev and Dumitru Pulbere.

The Turkish Coast Guard’s TCSG-122 ship will arrive in Georgian territorial waters July 14. The ship will sail to Georgia under a military cooperation plan between the Turkish General Staff and the Georgian Border Police.

The Migration Committee of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly considered a resolution providing for the unconditional return of refugees to the territories split from Georgia – Abkhazia and

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton has welcomed the adoption by the Georgian government of the Action Plan for Engagement for Abkhazia and South Ossetia, European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument’s website (ENPI) said.

Oslo hosts the session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA). OSCE PA President Joao Soares opened the session.
In his welcoming speech, Soares praised the reform carried out in Georgia and noted that the refugees are

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has today received Georgia`s Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze.
The President expressed confidence the Georgian FM`s visit would be fruitful and successful. President Aliyev said

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has outlined new initiatives to boost economic development in the restive North Caucasus.
Russia is fighting a growing Islamist insurgency in the region fueled by poverty, unemployment and corruption.
Speaking in Kislovodsk, in Russia’s southern Stavropol region, Putin called on

The EU Monitoring Mission will monitor the Georgian military bases, which will further increase the transparency of the Georgian Defense Ministry. A new memorandum signed between the ministry and the EU Monitoring Mission provides this, the Georgian Defense Ministry said.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to arrive in at 10.00 [local time]. She will visit Tbilisi following her Yerevan visit. According to the U.S. Embassy, Clinton will hold the first meeting at 10.30 in the National Library with women leaders. Then, Clinton will visit the Georgian presidential administration and meet with Mikheil [...]

A delegation of the Council of Europe arrived in Tbilisi this morning. The delegation includes Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland, and Cabinet of Ministers Chairman, Slovenian Foreign Minister Antonio Miloslovski, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister David Jalagania said today.

Today, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov’s working visit to Azerbaijan has been completed. A guard of honor was lined up at the airport named after Heydar Aliyev in honor of the distinguished guest.
President of Bulgaria and his wife Zorka Parvanov were accompanied by Azerbaijani Minister of Economic Development Shahin Mustafayev and other officials.

Bulgaria should receive its first natural gas supplies from Azerbaijan in 2011, agreed the presidents of the two countries, Georgi Parvanov and Ilham Aliyev.
Parvanov went to Azerbaijan’s capital Baku Wednesday on a two-day state visit focused precisely on gas supplies talks and energy security. He is returning a visit

Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov will pay a working visit to Azerbaijan on June 30 and July 1, the press office of the presidency announced. Visit of the Bulgarian head of state is at the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev in response to his working visit in Sofia in November 2009.