South Caucasus celebrates 71st anniversary of Great Victory
The South Caucasus countries today, along with the world are celebrating the 71st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. …
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Russia takes third place in trade with Georgia
According to the materials of Geostat, the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Gruzstat), in the first quarter of 2016 Russia took third place among the major trading partners of Georgia, …
Georgia loses 15% of population
According to the national census of 2014, results of which were published today by the Georgian media, more than 3 million 713 thousand people are living in Georgia, which is 15% less in comparison with the results of the 2002 …
Russian Foreign Ministry notes development of economic relations with Georgia
The Russian-Georgian economic relations are developing, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. According to him, Moscow is the second most important trading partner of Tbilisi. "If you take …
Boris Eifman Ballet to perform in Armenia and Georgia
Boris Eifman Ballet will start its Transcaucasian tour today. The group will perform 'Anna Karenina' in Yerevan and Tbilisi on April 12-16. Residents of St. Petersburg will perform on the stage of the Armenian National …
Almost 130 trucks wait for opening of Verkhny Lars
127 trucks have gathered at the Verkhny Lars crossing post waiting for the opening of the Russian-Georgian border, the press service of the State Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in North Ossetia said. Recall,Traffic of …
Georgian Military Road closed for all vehicles
Traffic of all types of vehicles along the Georgian Military Road has been stopped, the press service of the State Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in North Ossetia said. "The road was closed at 9:40 MSK," RIA …
Russian tourists interested in South Caucasus
Tour operators and independent travel planning systems recorded a sharp increase in interest among Russian tourists in the republics of the South Caucasus. According to them, the number of those wishing to spent vacation in Azerbaijan, Armenia …
Verkhny Lars closed for trucks due to bad weather
The Georgian Military Road is closed for heavy vehicles, the press service of the State Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in North Ossetia said. "From 23:30 (MSK) travel is prohibited for heavy vehicles due to a …
Geneva holds latest round of talks on Transcaucasia
The latest round of international discussions on Transcaucasia has been held in Geneva. It was attended by representatives of Georgia, Russia, the United States, South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The UN, the OSCE and the EU co-chaired the discussion. …
Petrocas Energy intends to start construction of gas stations in Georgia
Petrocas Energy intends to open up to 50 compressed natural gas fueling stations in Georgia, Russian businessman David Yakobashvili, who is co-owner of Petrocas Energy, stated today. …
Why is the issue of cancelling Russian visas for Georgian citizens off the agenda?
Moscow urges Tbilisi “to check the brakes.” “We are trying to restore our relations with Georgia, but our patience is not unlimited,” Grigory Karasin warns
Verkhny Lars opened for passenger cars
Traffic along the Georgian Military Road previously closed due to severe weather conditions was restored for passenger cars, the press service of the State Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in North Ossetia said. "From …
Giorgi Margvelashvili expresses condolences over plane crash in Rostov-on-Don
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has expresses condolences in connection with the crash of the Boeing of Flydubai airline at Rostov-on-Don airport. "I express my deep sorrow over the plane crash of FlyDubai …
Abashidze: refusing to hold dialogue with Moscow cannot solve any problem
Refusal to hold a dialogue between Tbilisi and Moscow in the format of meetings between the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin and the Georgian prime minister’s special representative for relations with Russia, …
Russia to release Georgian citizens accused of espionage
Russia will soon release several Georgian citizens accused of espionage, the Georgian government reports. It is known that an agreement was reached at the last meeting of the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory …
Karasin: abolition of visas for Georgians not possible now
The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin told Georgian journalists that the Russian side has simplified the issuance of visas for Georgian citizens, but the abolition of the visa regime is not possible at the …
Verkhny Lars closed due to snow and avalanches
The Georgian section of the Georgian Military Road was closed due to a danger of avalanches, the Department of Highways of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia said. The traffic on the Gudauri-Kobi area of …
Karasin and Abashidze to discuss trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Georgia
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin and the Georgian prime minister’s special representative for relations with Russia, Zurab Abashidze, will discuss issues of trade and economic …
Verkhny Lars closed to heavy vehicles
The Georgian Military Road has been closed to heavy-loaded lorries due to heavy snow in Georgia, the Russian Emergency Ministry's office in North Ossetia said. "Traffic on the Georgian Military Road was stopped …
