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Georgia to participate in OSCE Conference on Security
18 June 2013, 10:44 (GMT+05:00)
В столице Австрии Вене с 19 по 20 июня состоится ежегодная конференция ОБСЕ по вопросам безопасности
IFC to provide $4 mln to support small and medium business in Georgia
18 June 2013, 01:22 (GMT+05:00)
IFC will provide "Finca Georgia," $ 4 million to help increase lending to micro and small-sized businesses with a network of branches in Georgia.
EU, UN promote the development of agriculture in Adjara
18 June 2013, 00:26 (GMT+05:00)
Head of the Adjara government Archil Habadze, deputy head of the EU mission in Georgia Ramon Reigada and deputy permanent representative to the UN Development...
Head of EU mission in Georgia: Case of Merabishvili needs serious monitoring
17 June 2013, 23:23 (GMT+05:00)
Diplomats said that the case of Merabishvili needs serious monitoring, head of the EU mission in Georgia Philip Dimitrov told reporters after meeting of...
Georgian Foreign Ministry: Any commercial operations in Abkhazia to be considered as illegal
17 June 2013, 21:58 (GMT+05:00)
Abkhazia is a separatist region and any commercial activities on this territory would be illegal, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Davit...
Georgian president's party to elect presidential candidate through primaries
17 June 2013, 21:01 (GMT+05:00)
The party of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili "United National Movement" will determine its presidential candidate through primaries, parliamentary...
Former Georgian PM begins hunger strike
17 June 2013, 20:34 (GMT+05:00)
Former Georgian Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili began a hunger strike in prison.
Georgia's foreign debt amounts to $4.2 billion
17 June 2013, 20:09 (GMT+05:00)
According to the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, as of May 31, 2013, Georgia’s external debt and loans taken under government guarantees totaled $4.207...
Ukrainian Foreign Minister to visit Georgia
17 June 2013, 17:56 (GMT+05:00)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the OSCE Chairman Leonid Kozhara is visiting Georgia on his first official visit on June 18-19.
Earthquake occurs in Georgia
17 June 2013, 17:45 (GMT+05:00)
An earthquake occurred in Georgia on the border with Azerbaijan on Monday morning
Armenian Foreign Minister to visit Spain
17 June 2013, 17:41 (GMT+05:00)
On Monday, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian is leaving for Spain at the invitation of his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Margalio
Georgian Energy Minister: Trans-Caucasian corridor should be strategic for entire region
17 June 2013, 17:33 (GMT+05:00)
Georgian Energy Minister Kakha Kaladze believes the country should do everything to make the Georgian Trans-Caucasian corridor strategically important for the...
S&P approves Georgian Government’s ratings
17 June 2013, 17:07 (GMT+05:00)
Standard & Poor's Credit Ratings Service affirmed the long- and short-term sovereign credit ratings of the government of Georgia on liabilities at 'BB-/ B'...
Azerbaijan and Georgia discuss prospects of military cooperation
17 June 2013, 14:00 (GMT+05:00)
On Monday Azerbaijani Defence Minister Safar Abiyev met with Georgian Defence Minister Irakli Alasania, who is in Azerbaijan on a visit
Georgian president discusses policy of non-recognition of separatist regions with Panamanian counterpart
17 June 2013, 13:42 (GMT+05:00)
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili met with the President of Panama Ricardo Martinelli during the FAO Conference in Rome
Armenian Armed Forces violate ceasefire
17 June 2013, 11:08 (GMT+05:00)
Armenian Armed Forces opened fire at the positions of Azerbaijani Army situated on the nameless heights in Tovuz region from the positions on the nameless...
Georgian parliamentary delegation to get acquainted with experience of Estonian self-governance reforms
17 June 2013, 11:01 (GMT+05:00)
The parliamentary delegation of Georgia will pay an official visit to Estonia on June 17-19. The goal of the visit is to get acquainted with the Estonian...
U.S. Congress considers arrests of former officials as politically motivated in Georgia
15 June 2013, 16:17 (GMT+05:00)
The U.S. Congress considers the arrests of former officials in Georgia as politically motivated.
Georgia's foreign debt amounts to $4.2 billion
15 June 2013, 14:34 (GMT+05:00)
Number of tourists increases by 30 percent in Georgia
15 June 2013, 12:00 (GMT+05:00)
The number of tourists increased by 30 percent in Georgia in January-May 2013 compared to the same period of last year.
Nino Burjanadze welcomes progress in Georgian-Russian relations
15 June 2013, 09:49 (GMT+05:00)
The presidential candidate from the People's Assembly, Nino Burjanadze, welcomes the emerging progress in Russian-Georgian relations.
Georgia’s PM meets with Constitutional Court Chairman
15 June 2013, 09:30 (GMT+05:00)
The Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili met on Friday with the chairman of the Constitutional Court Georgi Papuashvili.
Georgian president welcomes adoption of the UN resolution on Georgia
15 June 2013, 00:52 (GMT+05:00)
The president of Georgia has congratulated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Minister with the outcome of a voting by the UN General Assembly on resolution...
Georgian FM welcomes Kazakhstan's decision to raise level of diplomatic representation
15 June 2013, 00:32 (GMT+05:00)
Georgian Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze has received the Ambassador of Kazakhstan Ermuhamet Ertysbayev.
OSCE Chairperson meets with OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs
14 June 2013, 21:25 (GMT+05:00)
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara received today the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Igor Popov of the...
Rally held in Tbilisi in support of Muslims
14 June 2013, 20:47 (GMT+05:00)
A rally was held in the old district on Meydani in Tbilisi in support of Muslims who are not allowed to conduct Friday prayers in Samtatskaro. The participants...
Another member leaves Presidential party’s faction in Tbilisi Sakrebulo
14 June 2013, 17:35 (GMT+05:00)
Another member, Kakha Guruli, has left the National Movement Faction (headed by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili) in Tbilisi’s Sakrebulo. He sent his...
US, Russia, France presidents to sign statement on Nagorno-Karabakh problem at G8 summit
14 June 2013, 16:44 (GMT+05:00)
The presidents of Russia and the United States Vladimir Putin and Barack Hussein Obama are planning to sign three documents after negotiations in the framework...
Georgia expresses gratitude to countries supporting its UN resolution
14 June 2013, 15:13 (GMT+05:00)
Georgia’, on the eve of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly.
Iranian citizens living in Georgia can vote in presidential elections
14 June 2013, 14:23 (GMT+05:00)
Constituencies have been opened in Georgia where Iran’s citizens can vote. The Iranian presidential elections are being held today.
Construction of three new power plants planned in Georgia’s highlands
14 June 2013, 12:53 (GMT+05:00)
Construction of three hydroelectric power plants is planned for the mountainous regions of Adjara. As the government of the region reported on Friday, Adjara...
Armenian, Russian Foreign Ministries hold consultations
14 June 2013, 12:47 (GMT+05:00)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Russia held consultations on cooperation in the Council of Europe
BTC transports over 13.5 mln tons of oil in Jan.-May
14 June 2013, 11:59 (GMT+05:00)
Armenian Armed Forces violate ceasefire in several directions
14 June 2013, 10:58 (GMT+05:00)
Armenian Armed Forces opened fire at positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the village of Gushchuayrim of Gazakh region from the positions situated in the...
Italian airline's airplane cannot land in Tbilisi due to problems on runway
14 June 2013, 09:56 (GMT+05:00)
Italian air plane "AlItalia" failed to land at Tbilisi International Airport last night and landed at the airport in Yerevan
Batumi’s Sakrebulo does not accept Mayor’s resignation
13 June 2013, 17:42 (GMT+05:00)
Sakrebulo, the self-governing body of Batumi, has rejected the the resignation of city mayor Jemal Ananidze.
Armenian Parliament adopts 2012 budget report
13 June 2013, 17:02 (GMT+05:00)
The National Assembly of Armenia adopted with a ratio of 66 votes ‘pro’ and 36 ‘contra’ a report on the implementation of the 2012 budget
Ministry: Russia ready to reach agreement on visa regime facilitation with Georgia
13 June 2013, 15:03 (GMT+05:00)
Moscow is ready to reach agreement on a new visa system facilitation with Tbilisi soon, but it is too early to speak about complete visa abolition, Russian...
MIA: Terrorist attack prevented in Georgia
13 June 2013, 15:03 (GMT+05:00)
Georgian Interior Ministry has prevented a terrorist attack in Tbilisi. According to a statement made by the ministry, foreigners Mikail Kadyev and Rizwan...
ISAF command to regroup Georgian troops in Afghanistan
13 June 2013, 14:52 (GMT+05:00)
The ISAF Regional Command decided to regroup the Georgian units in Afghanistan and make changes to the operational defence plan, the Deputy Chief of the Joint...
Ambassador: China refuses to sell offensive weapons to Armenia
13 June 2013, 13:51 (GMT+05:00)
Китай не продавал, не продает, и не будет продавать наступательное оружие Армении
Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway to be fully commissioned by late 2014
13 June 2013, 12:45 (GMT+05:00)
Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway will be fully commissioned by the end of 2014, deputy head of JSC ‘Azerbaijan Railways’ Gurban Nazirov told reporters on Thursday
Resolution on Georgian refugees to be divided in UN General Assembly
13 June 2013, 12:26 (GMT+05:00)
A resolution ‘On refugees and internally displaced persons from Abkhazia, Georgia and the Tskhinvali region, Georgia’ is expected to be divided at the 67th...
Georgian president: No one must deprive refugees from right to return home
13 June 2013, 11:59 (GMT+05:00)
No one must deprive internally displaced persons of the right to return to their homes, President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili said at a meeting with the UN...
Georgian Parliament adopts amended Labour Code
13 June 2013, 11:01 (GMT+05:00)
The Parliament of Georgia adopted amendments to the Labour Code of Georgia in the third and final reading on the eve in the evening
OSCE special representative: Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh might explode
13 June 2013, 10:18 (GMT+05:00)
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh continues being complex and may explode, particularly in connection with the intention of Armenia to open air traffic to the...
President: Georgian higher education returning to corruption system of Shevarnadze age
13 June 2013, 09:53 (GMT+05:00)
President of Georgia called on Parliament not to adopt the draft amendments to the Law ‘On Education’, stating that they would return corruption into the...
Georgian Parliament approved the Permanent Representatives to UN, NATO
13 June 2013, 00:35 (GMT+05:00)
Georgian Parliament approved the Permanent Representatives to the UN and NATO on Wednesday evening.
Georgian FM sees potential for cooperation with Russia
12 June 2013, 23:36 (GMT+05:00)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Maya Panjikidze sees potential for cooperation with Russia in the field of security of the Sochi Olympic Games.
MP: Armenian-occupied Azerbaijani territories used to make "dirty money"
12 June 2013, 20:10 (GMT+05:00)
Armenian-occupied Azerbaijani territories are used for making "dirty money", MP Aydin Mirzazada told Trend, expressing his opinion on the fact that the...