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A system of obtaining electronic visas has been introduced in Georgia, the Georgian government said. Using the new system, tourists and business people entering the country from abroad will be able to obtain a visa by applying online at www.evisa.gov.ge. A ready electronic visa will be sent to the email address of the recipient.
Caucasus domestic and foreign political events in local press
The Georgian government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will formalize an agreement on launching the fourth stage of an investment program of the urban service improvement today. It envisages the allocation of the concessional financing to Tbilisi.
The confrontation of “volunteers” could continue in Georgia itself
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The Georgian government has paid off its debt to UNESCO for the event on the occasion of the Independence Day of Georgia on May 27 in 2009 held at the headquarters of the organization.
The railway line linking three neighboring states will start working at full capacity at the end of this year.
Many in the country dislike an agreement on selling 49% of Petrocas and the Poti oil terminal to the Russian energy giant
By Giorgi Kalatozishvili, Tbilisi. Exclusively for Vestnik Kavkaza …
Caucasus domestic and foreign political events in local press
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili and European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn signed a new three-year EUR 44.5 million program to assist Georgia in the implementation of the deep and comprehensive free trade agreement.
The Georgian government and the authorities of the Adjara Autonomous Republic will buy a building for the Batumi Mosque and the mufti administration of Western Georgia. Additional space will be provided at Orta Jam, the problem of open-air prayers at the Batumi Mosque will be solved after a reorganization of the said space, Georgia Online reports. Damage caused by the authorities during communist times will be compensated.
Despite all promises, Bidzina Ivanishvili takes time to invest his money in Georgia
The head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, the President and the Premier of Georgia wished Happy New Year to the country’s residents and spoke about key events of 2014.
Georgia is preparing for a new phase of reform, the prime minister of the country, Irakli Garibashvili, declared at a press conference on the results of 2014.
Today at 9:00 am (MSK) the final press conference this year of Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili began in Georgia.
Georgia will change the visa regime that restricts visits of Armenians to the country to 90 days, Epress.am reports.Georgian Prime Minister Ovik Abramyan said during his visit to Georgia on December 11 that Georgian MPs of Armenian origin wanted to raise the problem. The PM discussed the visa issue with Georgian authorities and informed them about the concerns of Georgian Armenians.A high-ranking member of the Georgian government has recently contacted Georgian MP Samvel Petrosyan and promised to change the visa regime soon.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Georgian Republic, Tamar Beruchashvili, said on Friday that Tbilisi has not yet decided on its position on contacts with Russia.
