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A Bosnian Serb wanted by Republika Srpska (RS) authorities for war crimes against civilians has been arrested in Georgia. BiH Justice Ministry official Jusuf Halilagic said that Sasa Lipovac, 40, is in custody pending extradition. The RS Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant for Lipovac in 2008 after he failed …

Vano Noniashvili resigned after being appointed Georgian ambassador to Azerbaijan in 2009. The diplomat resigned for personal reasons, Georgian Foreign Ministry spokesman Iya Makharashvili said. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili approved the ambassador’s appeal. Georgia has not yet appointed a new ambassador to Azerbaijan. Parliament approved Noniashvili’s candidacy to the post …

The Georgian government has adopted a new strategy toward S. Ossetia and Abkhazia which excludes any use of military force against its former breakaway regions. The document, which calls for peaceful means of conflict resolution and increased cooperation with the residents of the two regions, will be sent in the …

The situation in Abkhazia and South Ossetia will be the main topic of the meeting of Georgian Parliamentary Speaker David Bakradze and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to be held in Brussels today.

The Swedish government announced Thursday, January 21, it would open 10 new embassies, including in the Republic of Moldova, to strengthen Sweden’s presence in the countries which benefit from Swedish aid programs. Besides Moldova, Swedish embassies will open in Albania, Kosovo, Georgia and a number of African countries. At the …

The new Russian ambassador in Ukraine and presidential envoy for trade and economic cooperation with Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov has arrived in Kyiv. Zurabov arrived at the local airport at about 11 a.m. on Jan. 25. He was welcomed by officials from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry and Russian embassy. Upon his …

Georgia has welcomed the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to investigate its 2008 war with Russia. The Georgian government was willing to provide all materials required for the court, Hatuna Josava, a director from the Justice Ministry, said Saturday. Earlier reports said that, at the request of Russia, the Hague-based …

Leader of the opposition Movement for A Fair Georgia and Georgian ex-premier Zurab Nogaideli will visit Ukraine on Jan. 20. Nogaideli yesterday condemned alleged attempts by Georgian authorities to interfere in Ukrainian internal affairs. “We must not interfere in Ukrainian internal affairs. The next leader of that country is not …

Georgia will hold several events in connection with the 20th anniversary of the Jan.20 tragedy in Baku, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Georgia said. The Soviet Army commenced military operations against Azerbaijan early morning Jan. 20, 1990 before declaring a state of emergency. The tragedy claimed the lives of 131 people, …

The Georgian conservatives offer to debate over normalization of the Georgian-Russian relations. They invite to discussion all the interested, including the government, opposition, church, civil society, business representatives and citizens, Georgian Conservative Party leader Zviad Dzidziguri said today.