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European view on Georgia

European view on Georgia

Pavel Zarifullin, Director of Lev Gumilyev Center, told Vestnik Kavkaza about the European view on efforts by the new Georgian government to meet democratic standards of the European Union.

EU to help Georgia with migrants and border control

EU to help Georgia with migrants and border control

Georgia has launched a new project to strengthen the potential of the Georgian government in managing borders and regulation of migration, Trend reports.The new project will be realized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). …

Georgian government forms State Security Council

Georgian government forms State Security Council

The Georgian government has formed the State Council for Security and Crisis Management headed by Vice-Colonel Mindia Janelidze, Head of the Counter-Espionage Department of the Interior Ministry, Interfax reports.The Council will be under be …

Turkish company nullifies contract for dam construction in Georgia

Kolin Construction, Tourism, Industry and Trading (Turkey) has nullified the contract signed with the Georgian government in 2011 to build a dam on Rover Tskhenistskali in the Tsager District of Georgia, Trend reports.The Turkish company will …

Moscow hopes to restore diplomatic ties with Georgia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Brussels after a session of the Russia-NATO Council that Moscow hoped to restore diplomatic relations with Georgia, RIA Novosti reports.He reminded that trade-economic, cultural, humanitarian, …

Georgia will not send government delegation to Sochi

Georgian Prime Minister irakly Garibashvili said that no Georgian government delegation will visit Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, RIA Novosti reports.Only athletes and authorities of the National Olympic Committee will visit Sochi, …

UN to grant Georgian families over $200,000

The UN Refugee Agency has granted 1200 Georgian families in 60 residential areas in Shida Kartli, near the border of South Ossetia, aid worth over $200,000 for the winter. The handicapped, large families and elderly people will receive 300 …

Heiko Langner: “The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict can be settled with Russian mediation”

Heiko Langner: “The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict can be settled with Russian mediation”

Interview by Orkhan Sattarov, the head of the European Bureau of Vestnik Kavkaza German political scientist and expert in the post-Soviet area, Heiko Langner, commented on the situation in Georgia and Azerbaijan following the elections, the upcoming summit of the Eastern Partnership, and the prospects of settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict for Vestnik Kavkaza. 

Georgian government delegation arrives in Baku

A delegation of the Georgian government arrived in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku today. Members of the delegation are expected to inform Azerbaijani officials about the recent changes in Georgian politics.