Russia and Georgia

Tourist flow growing in Georgia

Tourist flow growing in Georgia

Georgia hosted 3,021,067 international travellers in the first and second quarters of the year, marking a 5.6% increase over the same period of the previous year, the Georgian National Tourism Administration said. The number of foreign …

U.S. preparing “color revolution” in Georgia?

U.S. preparing “color revolution” in Georgia?

The United States is determined to change the government in Georgia after the country holds its parliamentary election in October, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said. "The information that the …

Georgia plans completing highway to Azerbaijan this year

Georgia plans completing highway to Azerbaijan this year

The construction of the new Tbilisi-Sagarejo (Kakheti) highway to the Azerbaijani border is progressing actively and is set to be completed in 2024, the Road Department of the Georgian Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure …

Georgia increases imports of Russian liquefied gas

Georgia increases imports of Russian liquefied gas

Georgia has almost doubled the import of Russian liquefied gas. According to the Union of Petroleum Products Importers of the country, 99% of LNG in Georgian storage facilities came from the Russian Federation, and imports of Russian bitumen into the country have also increased.

Russia reduces imports of Georgian goods

Russia reduces imports of Georgian goods

Trade turnover between Russia and Georgia from January through May 2024 dropped by 5.3% compared to the same period in 2023, totaling over $1 billion. According to Georgia's National Statistics Office, Russia's exports to the …

Flow of Russian visitors to Georgia decreased in 2024

Flow of Russian visitors to Georgia decreased in 2024

At the beginning of the year, the flow of Russian visitors to Georgia decreased by 5.6% compared to the same period last year. At the same time, Russians remain the leaders among the foreign visitors coming to Georgia.

Georgia breaks tourist flow record

Georgia breaks tourist flow record

In the first three months of this year, almost 1 million tourists visited Georgia. Income from the tourism sector during this period amounted to more than $800 million.

Yerevan-Batumi train to resume its operation from June 24

Yerevan-Batumi train to resume its operation from June 24

The operation of Yerevan-Batumi train will be restored next week. Earlier, the traffic of the international train was interrupted by damage to the railway track after flooding in Armenia. The road was restored by Russian specialists.

Russia considering visa abolition with Georgia

Russia considering visa abolition with Georgia

Russia will examine the request to Russian President Vladimir Putin to rescind visas between the countries, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. He noted that he hadn't seen yet this request to scrap the visa …