U.S. Ambassador to Georgia John Bass will hand over equipment and vehicles worth $160,000 to the Georgian border guards on Oct.15 on the Dzhandar checkpoint on the Georgian-Azerbaijani border. Bass will be
Read More »Georgian president mulls Georgia-Ukraine issues with Ukrainian officials
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili discussed the issues of deepening of political and economical relations of Georgia-Ukraine were at the meeting with a delegation of Ukrainian Parliamentarians and experts, who are
Read More »Georgia applies visa-free regime for citizens of North Caucasian republics of Russia today
Georgia introduced a visa-free regime for citizens of the North Caucasian republics of Russia from Oct.13, the Georgian Interior Ministry reported. The new regime of border crossing, which envisages for some citizens
Read More »Georgia to introduce visa-free travel regime for Russians from N Caucasus
Georgia will introduce a visa-free travel regime for Russians living in the North Caucasus, Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said on Monday, October 11. The new rules will
Read More »Azerbaijani FM to meet with Georgian President during his visit to Georgia
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov during his visit to Georgia will meet with the Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. Mammadyarov is also scheduled to meet with Georgia’s Prime
Read More »Armenia resentful one year after signing accord with Turkey
Armenian Foreign Ministry officials have blamed Turkey for failing to bring into effect protocols that were signed a year ago, as the Turkish-Armenian border is still closed and the Nagorno-Karabakh issue remains a source
Read More »Seminar for Atlantic associations of South Caucasian states to be hold in Tbilisi
The Atlantic Council of Georgia is going to hold with the support of Atlantic Committee of Norway the seminar named “Transatlantic values – how they reflect on the model of governance in South Caucasian states?” from October 11 to October 12. Atlantic associations of Azerbaijan and Armenia
Read More »Council of Europe officer calls for improvement of human rights in areas affected by the 2008 Georgia-Russia conflict
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg on Thursday called for the improvement of human rights in areas affected by the 2008 Georgia-Russia conflict. Hammarberg released a report based on his latest visit to Georgia. He remarked the urgent need to release all remaining detainees who were apprehended …
Read More »Georgian President: Georgia sees no need to sign document on non-aggression
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili sees no need to sign a document on non-aggression with Russia, President’s spokesperson Manana Manjgaladze said in today’s traditional briefing in response to the Russian side’s initiative.
Read More »Bulgarian PM: Bulgaria and Georgia have joint interest in Nabucco project
Bulgaria and Georgia have joint interest in Nabuco energy project. That is what Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said after a meeting with Georgia’s Prime Minister Nika Gilauri. The two brass officials discussed the energy project. Borisov said that the funding issue must be put on the agenda.
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