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The bridge on the Kur River opened along the Georgian-Armenian border. As Georgia’s Economic Development Ministry said, the bridge has been completely rebuilt, with asphalt concrete laid and road signs installed. The length of the bridge is 138 meters. “The restoration of the roads and bridge will allow tourists to …

Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, the Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey to pay visit to Georgia and Russia on January 15-17, it was announced at the Permanent Mission of Georgia to the Council of Europe on Wednesday. January 16-17, Calmy-Rey will meet with Georgian …

A high-profile summit on energy security will be held next week in Batumi, Georgia to discuss energy delivery from the Caspian Basin to world markets. The Jan. 14 summit also was to include discussions of energy security, the development of the South Caucasus energy corridor and other issues of mutual …

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church plans to travel to Georgia to try to encourage closer relations between the two countries, which fought a brief war in 2008, a senior Russian bishop said. Russia has in recent weeks pledged to reopen a major border crossing with Georgia and allow …

From 8 to 10 January, Airzena – Georgian Airways Company will carry out Moscow-Tbilisi flights, for which permission was obtained from the Transport Ministry of Russia, the head of public relations department of the company Nino Giorgobiani told Trend Capital on Jan. 4. “It will be charter flights in both …

The memorandum for understanding and cooperation between the energy ministries of Bulgaria and Azerbaijan, inked by both parties 13 November, provides for wrapping up the talks between Bulgargaz and GNKAR and sealing a long-term natural gas delivery contract for at least 1 bcm in 2011-2012. Deliveries can be made through …

Archimandrite Roman has arrived in Georgia. His visit was arranged by the Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod. The Georgian Patriarchate said Archimandrite is visiting Georgia with the permission of Catholicos-Patriarch of All-Georgia Ilia II.

Interior ministers of Azerbaijan and Georgia discussed the situation with combating the transnational crime. Azerbaijani Minister of Internal Affairs, Colonel-General Ramil Usubov received his Georgian colleague Vano Merabishvili today, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs press-service said.

Turkey’s foreign minister says peace between Ankara, Azerbaijan and Armenia is “close” after a meeting with his Azeri counterpart. Ahmet Davutoglu said: “I think an impetus was created recently, and all sides, not only Azerbaijan and Armenia but also the Minsk group have to do their best to

Georgia and Russia said Thursday they had agreed to re-open their land border to traffic, in the first sign of a thaw in relations after their bitter war last year. The two countries reached a deal under Swiss mediation to re-open the Upper Lars checkpoint, which was closed in 2006, …