Kavkaz News

The EU high-ranking delegation will arrive in Georgia March 3-4. The delegation will be headed by Miguel Angel Moratinos, Foreign Minister of Spain, presiding in the EU Georgian, Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said at a briefing today. “The visit has a great importance,” she said.

The sole border crossing between Russia and Georgia, called Verkhny Lars in Russian and Darial Gorge in Georgian, reopened at 7:00 am local time this morning following a brief ceremony.

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg arrived in Georgia on a three-day visit Feb.26. During his visit Hammarberg will visit Tskhinvali, as well as meet with representatives of the Georgian authorities and partner international organizations, the Council of Europe’s representative office in Tbilisi reported. The commissioner will …

Moscow has put forward to a new Ukrainian leader, Viktor Yanukovich, a number of categorical demands, which are required for the resumption of friendly relations between the two countries, magazine “Vlast (Power)”, as well as some Ukrainian sources, reported. The head of the administration of formal Kremlin ringleader, Sergei Naryshkin, …

Internal political processes were discussed by Movement for Fair Georgia leader Zurab Noghaideli, during his visit to Brussels.

Georgian Vice Prime Minister Giorgi Baramidze met with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Azubalis in the framework of his working visit to Italy.

Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan will sign an agreement on construction of two liquefied natural gas terminals next month, Romanian Economy Ministry official Tudor Serban announced on Thursday (February 18th). Serban explained that one will be located at Romania’s Constanta seaport and the other in Georgia. The project is worth an …

Russia and the Georgian rebel region of Abkhazia signed a deal yesterday allowing Moscow to build a military base on its soil, increasing its dependence on its sponsor and stoking tensions with Tbilisi.

The OSCE will send its observers to monitor local elections in Georgia scheduled for May 30, the OSCE chairman in Tbilisi, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabaev said. “This matter has been solved and it is not the subject for discussions,” he added. Georgian opposition parties appealed to Saudabaev to send …

It is important that Kazakhstan became the OSCE chair, Leader of the Democratic Movement – United Georgia Nino Burjanadze said.