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Georgia to host GUAM PA

Georgia will host the fourth meeting of the GUAM Parliamentary Assembly (PA) to be held on Nov. 8-11. The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Metechi Palace Hotel, Tbilisi, the Georgian parliament said. The GUAM PA will open its expanded meeting with participation of delegations of the Baltic Assembly …

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Experts South Caucasus discuss in Bucharest Black Sea peace platform initiative

Experts from Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, engaged in conflict resolution and civil society, discussed in Bucharest the initiative of the “Black Sea platform of peace”. This platform should provide a comprehensive, transparent, democratic space for civil society in the region. The platform is a regional initiative of the …

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EUMM must expand activities in Georgia: head of mission

The EU monitoring mission (EUMM) must expand its activities in Georgia, mission head Hansjorg Habber said in an interview with Imedi television. He said the issue of expanding the EU mission became more topical when the UN mission and OSCE mandates expired and they ceased their activities in Georgia.

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Georgian side accuses Russia of preparing provocation, making emphasis on militarization of Georgia

Russia to some extent is trying to hinder the economic development of Georgia, the chairman of the parliamentary committee on international relations Akaki Minashvili said responding to the accusations of Russia’s intelligence that as though Georgia is preparing for a military provocation. The MP said in an interview with journalists …

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Belarussian parliamentarians will visit Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Belarussian parliamentarians will visit Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia to study the socio-political and economic situation there, head of the commission on international affairs and ties with the CIS of the lower chamber of parliament Sergei Maskevich told journalists on Thursday. 

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Russia spy chief warns of new Georgia war

The head of Russia’s powerful military intelligence agency said on Thursday that Georgia might again attack South Ossetia, the pro-Moscow region over which the two countries fought a war last year. Alexander Shlyakhturov, who in April took over command of the GRU — the Russian acronym for Russia’s Chief Intelligence …

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Georgian FM protests against Russian area codes in Abkhazia

The Georgian Foreign Ministry protested the use of Russian area codes today in Abkhazia. The ministry will release a statement about Russia’s illegal actions, the Foreign Ministry said. Abkhazia will begin to use new Russian area codes from Nov. 16, the de facto Abkhazian government reported. The area codes will …

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Parliamentary opposition opposes opening of Upper Lars check-point on border with Russia

At the present stage, Georgian MP of Christian-Democrats fraction Nika Laliashvili thinks it is necessary to set up Upper Lars check-point between Russia and Georgia. At present, the situation in the North Caucasus is very intense. Setting up the check-point is unreasonable, opposition MP said at a plenary meeting of …

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