Giorgi Margvelashvili

Margvelashvili allowed to meet with Saakashvili

Margvelashvili allowed to meet with Saakashvili

Former President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili will be able to meet with convicted ex-head of state Mikhail Saakashvili at the Gori military hospital. This was reported by the Special Penitentiary Service. "On December …

Margvelashvili announces his return to politics

Margvelashvili announces his return to politics

Former President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili has announced his return to politics, stressing that the current Georgian Dream ruling party ‘has crossed the red line.’ "By choosing …

Georgia’s free president

Georgia’s free president

Salome Zourabichvili announced that she will continue to live on her French pension rather than her Georgian salary

Almost 60 prisoners pardoned in Georgia

Almost 60 prisoners pardoned in Georgia

Georgia's President Giorgi Margvelashvili has pardoned 57 convicts, head of the President’s Pardon Commission Zviad Koridze said. According to the head of the Pardon Commission, 30 …

New school year starts in Georgia

New school year starts in Georgia

The new school year has started in Georgia on September 17. More than 50 thousand children will start school today. Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili spoke at the 51st public school in central Tbilisi today to …

Georgian National Security Council meeting to be held today

Georgian National Security Council meeting to be held today

President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili has summoned the National Security Council Meeting for today, InterPressNews reported. The session will start at 3:30 pm at Presidential Residence. According to the Security …

Georgia starts presidential election campaign 2018

Georgia starts presidential election campaign 2018

According to the Electoral Code, the election campaign on the presidential election has started in Georgia. Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili set the date of the presidential election - October 28. Any …

 New Georgian ambassador to Azerbaijan appointed

New Georgian ambassador to Azerbaijan appointed

Former Chair of the Adjara government Zurab Pataradze was appointed to the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Azerbaijan in accordance with the relevant decree signed by President …

Merkel says Georgia is safe country

Merkel says Georgia is safe country

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she is in favor of classifying Georgia as a safe country of origin, a move that would make it tougher for asylum seekers to be recognized as refugees in Germany. Ever since a …

Merkel's first stop in Caucasus: Tbilisi

Merkel's first stop in Caucasus: Tbilisi

Tbilisi is expecting German Chancellor Angela Merkel's first visit to Georgia. The German Chancellor will arrive in Tbilisi today at 15:30 local time. She will be met at the Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International …

Merkel starts official visit to Georgia

Merkel starts official visit to Georgia

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will arrive in Tbilisi today at 15:30 local time (14:30 MSK) as part of her South Caucasus tour.   Georgia's Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani and the …

Georgian President pardons 83 convicts

Georgian President pardons 83 convicts

Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has pardoned 83 convicts today, the Chairperson of the Pardon Commission Zviad Koridze said at a press conference. According to him, 40 prisoners …

Date of Georgia's presidential election officially set

Date of Georgia's presidential election officially set

Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili set the date of the presidential election - October 28. He said that the decision was agreed with the Prime Minister. "The corresponding resolution will be sent to the …

Georgia uses army in response emergency situation in Mestia

Georgia uses army in response emergency situation in Mestia

Georgia's parliament has held an extraordinary session to approve sending the military equipment to the disaster zone in Chuberi after landslide caused flooding resulting in damage of motorways, bridges and houses. After …

NATO leaders to meet with Poroshenko and Margvelashvili

NATO leaders to meet with Poroshenko and Margvelashvili

Next week, NATO heads of state will hold a joint meeting with the presidents of Ukraine and Georgia Petro Poroshenko and Giorgi Margvelashvili, according to the statement published on the website of the …