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 Electric-car plant to be built in Kutaisi in two years

Electric-car plant to be built in Kutaisi in two years

Georgian AiGroup and the Chinese Changan will start production of electric vehicles (EV) in Kutaisi by summer of 2021 in accordance with the project for construction of the EV production plant, according to Georgia's PM Mamuka …

Ilham Aliyev inaugurates Sabunchu Railway Station Complex

Ilham Aliyev inaugurates Sabunchu Railway Station Complex

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has attended the inauguration of Sabunchu Railway Station Complex, and viewed the work done on the newly built Baku passenger-Sabunchu railway line. In the first place, Ilham …

Historic part of Kutaisi to be renovated

Historic part of Kutaisi to be renovated

The historic part of Georgia's Kutaisi and 41 houses along Rioni River will be renovated according to the project which is to be launched in 2020. Kutaisi Mayor Giorgi Chigvaria has held meetings with architects …

Clashes erupt in Pankisi Gorge between residents and police

Clashes erupt in Pankisi Gorge between residents and police

Clashes broke out yesterday in Georgia’s northeastern Pankisi Gorge region between police and residents protesting the construction of a hydropower plant. The protest grew into a serious clash between the civilians and law …

Metal pedestrian bridges to be demolished in Tbilisi

Metal pedestrian bridges to be demolished in Tbilisi

Metal pedestrian bridges will be demolished in Tbilisi, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said, noting that zebra crossings will be arranged instead. The process of dismantling has already started and in total 20 bridges …

 Tbilisi to get country’s first autism care centre

Tbilisi to get country’s first autism care centre

Georgia is building the country’s first large-scale care centre for autistic adults above 16 in Tbilisi, Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze said. While marking World Autism Awareness Day yesterday, Georgian …

Georgia to spend billions of dollars on schools

Georgia to spend billions of dollars on schools

A total of 7 billion GEL (about $2.61billion) will be spent on the construction of new schools and the renovation of old ones, Georgia's Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze said. "We need about 7 billion GEL worth …

Trans Adriatic Pipeline more than 85% complete

Trans Adriatic Pipeline more than 85% complete

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project, which envisages transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Europe, is 85.2% completed as of late January 2019, according to the website of TAP AG consortium. According to the statement, TAP is …

Multimodal transit terminal opens in Georgia’s Batumi port

Multimodal transit terminal opens in Georgia’s Batumi port

A multimodal transit terminal has opened in Georgia’s Black Sea Batumi port today, the Georgian Ministry of Economy reported. The new logistics facility, located on two hectares of land, was set up by the joint efforts of …

Southern Gas Corridor construction nearing completion

Southern Gas Corridor construction nearing completion

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project, which envisages transportation of Azerbaijani gas to Europe, is more than 84% complete, TAP Managing director Luca Schieppati said at the European Gas Conference in Vienna. …

Almost 200 IDPs provided with new apartments in Baku

Almost 200 IDPs provided with new apartments in Baku

Houses for 300 families were commissioned in Umid settlement of Garadagh district of Baku, Azerbaijan's State Committee for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons said in a statement. As many as 188 families of internally …