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Georgian opposition leaders have met today with the head of the delegation of the European Parliament for relations with the countries of the Caucasus Milan Cabrnokh and familiarized him on the political situation in the country.

Council of Europe Secretary-General Thorbjoern Jagland will prepare a new report on the Russian-Georgian war. This decision was made at the 1080th Strasbourg meeting of the CE deputy ministers Committee.

Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze received European Parliament delegation, visiting Tbilisi and acquainted them with Georgia’s political situation.

The new program of the European Union will assist the governments of the Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia in the implementation of border management system, which will make them both open and safe.

Georgia is pushing for rapid entry into NATO with plans to meet membership requirements within the next three years, the Georgian state minister for Euro-Atlantic integration, Giorgi Baramidze said. Several European states, including Germany, are reluctant to let the Caucasian nation join NATO. Experts say that unresolved territorial issues in …

Co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Monitoring Committee Matyas Eorsi and Kastriot Islami arrived on a working visit to Georgia today. They will visit the CoE information center and meet with Special Representative of the CoE Secretary General Boris Vodz.

Romania as a member of the European Union is a supporter of introduction of free-market system, and in this context it supports the Nabucco gas pipeline project and transportation of gas from Azerbaijan

Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili met with Slovakian Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak. He said that Slovakia is ready to fully support Georgia in Euro-integration process and share its experiences, the Georgian President’s press-service said.

Romania stands for stability and security in the Black Sea and Caspian basins, Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconsky said in Baku yesterday. Development of a strategic partnership with Azerbaijan is a priority for Romania, Romanian Foreign Minister said at a briefing after the talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov.

Bulgaria and Azerbaijan are discussing the possibility of creating a compressed natural gas processing plant in Georgia so as to ship the final product to Bulgaria and Romania. This was revealed by Azeri oil expert Ilham Shaban for ‘Nezasimaya Gazeta’. He said that an Azerbaijan-Bulgaria working group is discussing a …