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The Georgian government has approved President Georgy Margvelashvili's decree to shift Police Day from May 6 to May 30, News Georgia reports. Thus, ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili's decree of 2010 is no longer in force. Saakashvili was criticized for setting Police Day on May 6, which coincides with St. George's Day. He was accused of usurping Giorgoba.
The Georgian government has introduced a bill on the creation of a Development Bank to parliament today. According to the document, the Partnership Fund will be reorganized into the Development Bank, Trend reports.The new structure will be …
Tbilisi fears militants from the Right Sector
Members of the Georgian government, public figures, officials of political parties and organizations have been laying flowers to the memorial commemorating victims of the 9 April 1989 crackdown, when 20 people had died on the Rustaveli Avenue …
Georgian Foreign Minister Maya Panjikidze has stated today that Georgia was trying to make constructive steps to improve relations with Russia, Trend reports.The Georgian government decided to take the path of European and Euro-Atlantic …
The West believes it is necessary
Obama thinks Tbilisi is off the path to NATO
Experts from Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Moldova have gathered at an international conference of the Eurasian Choice Discussion Club in Moscow today to discuss prospects of Eurasian integration projects, the geopolitical situation on the post-Soviet space and economic progress.
Israeli Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar told Vestnik Kavkaza that the visa-free regime with Georgia was one of the main achievements of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in the first year of work. The regime was adopted for Easter.
Georgian Foreign Minister Maya Panjikidze has commented on US President Barack Obama’s statement at the Hague NuclearSecurity Summit, Trend reports.The US president emphasized successful cooperation with Georgia in the field of nuclear security and expressed hope that he will meet Georgian Prime Minister Irakly Garibashvili.The Hague Summit was initiated by Obama. Panjikidze said that the new Georgian government had especially intensive relations with the US.
They want to combine participation in the CU with European association
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay will visit Georgia in May. Georgian Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze made this statement after a meeting with the Commissioner, the Georgian Foreign Ministry told Trend. The meeting was held in Geneva as part of UN activities.During the meeting, Pillay and Pandzhikidze discussed the general situation in the area of human rights protection in Georgia and the reforms undertaken by the country in this direction.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakly Garibashvili, Minister for Economy and Sustainable Development Georgy Kvirikashvili, Foreign Minister Maya Panjikidze and her deputy David Zalkaliani and State Minister for Eurointegration Alexi Petriashvili will visit the US on February 22, RIA Novosti reports.It will be the first such high-ranking visit of the new Georgian government to the US. They visit will continue until March 1.
The Georgian government has decided to provide refugeeswith apartments for 1 GEL, Minister for Refugee Affairs David Darakhvelidze said. "The apartments are located in Tbilisi, Rustavi, Mtskheta, Chiatura,Kutaisi, Tskaltubo, Poti and Batumi," he is quoted by Georgia Online. "As you know, last year 1635 families became owners of apartments.This year, this process will continue with greater activity, and we hope
by the state, but only “traditional” ones
Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland has arrived in Tbilisi this morning. Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani said that Jagland will present the CE action plan for 2013-2015 to Georgia, Trend reports.The plan focuses on protection of human rights, development of democracy and supremacy of the law.In October 2013, the action plan was passed by the CE committee of ministers after consultations of the Council of Europe and the Georgian government.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakly Garibashvili is on a visit to Belgium today, the Georgian government reports.Garibashvili will meet EU President Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Fule, EU Chief Diplomat Catherine Ashton, European Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malstrom and European Commissioner for Energy Gunther Oettinger.
George Kalatozishvili, Tbilisi. Exclusively for Vestnik KavkazaA young journalist from CNBC was delighted with an explicit interview withthe head of the Georgian government. First, Irakli Garibashvili is only31 years old, so he is young …
states Heiko Langner
Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland will visit Georgia on February 6 for a presentation of the action plan for the republic, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani said yesterday, Day.az reports.The …
