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  • Georgian Ambassador to Germany met the Executive Director of German Economy Eastern Committee

    Georgian Ambassador to Germany met the Executive Director of German Economy Eastern Committee

    The Georgian Ambassador to Germany, Mr Lado Chanturia, held an introductory meeting with the Executive Director of German Economy Eastern Committee, Mr Reynar Linder. According to MFA’s Press and Information Department, the two discussed the issues of Georgian-German bilateral co-operation...

    14 February 2014, 14:41
  • Georgia’s Human Rights Action Plan being considered to correspond the highest standards

    Georgia’s Human Rights Action Plan being considered to correspond the highest standards

    „This year marks the decisive stage we have to cover on our path toward Europe,"- Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili announced at the presentation of the Human Rights Action Plan and National Strategy of the Government of Georgia yesterday. According to him, on the way toward...

    14 February 2014, 14:31
  • Vako Avaliani appointed as the Deputy Minister of Defence

    Vako Avaliani appointed as the Deputy Minister of Defence

    Georgian Prime Minister has signed the decree on appointing Vako Avaliani as Deputy Minister of Defence. According to InterpressNews Vako Avaliani will guide public relations and social issues in the Ministry. Avaliani has recently returned from Rome, where he took an advanced course at the...

    13 February 2014, 17:09
  • Stiffened law on illegal surveillance will include seven year punishment

    Stiffened law on illegal surveillance will include seven year punishment

    According to the statement made by Interior Minister of Georgia Alexandre Chikaidze punishment for illegal surveillance will be stiffened which will consider seven year sentence instead of three years. The decision was made at today’s government session by Minister’s Cabinet members...

    13 February 2014, 16:56
  • Egypt and Russia sign mutual cooperation pact in Moscow

    Egypt and Russia sign mutual cooperation pact in Moscow

    Egypt and Russia have signalled their determination to work together at a meeting in Moscow to seal new military, political and economic ties. As reported by Euronews, talks between the two countries are being widely seen as part of Egypt’s shift to reduce reliance on the...

    13 February 2014, 15:42
  • Minister of Education: Number of pupils in classes planned to be reduced

    Minister of Education: Number of pupils in classes planned to be reduced

    The number of pupils in classes will be reduced. Minister of Education, Tamar Sanikidze said after the governmental session today that the plan will presumably be executed from the new academic year. ‘We are trying to reduce the number of pupils in classes at schools in order to increase...

    13 February 2014, 14:12
  • Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili expressed readiness to direct dialogue with Russian leaders

    Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili expressed readiness to direct dialogue with Russian leaders

    Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili declared that he was ready to have direct dialogue with Russian leaders. Gharibashvili’s statement was a response to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said on Monday that he is willing to meet with President Giorgi Margvelashvili, reported...

    13 February 2014, 13:05
  • 2014 Tbilisi city budget failed in a vote at City Assembly session again

    2014 Tbilisi city budget failed in a vote at City Assembly session again

    Tbilisi City Assembly did not approve the 2014 city budget for the second time. At the Assembly session which was held yesterday, 17 deputies supported setting the city budget while 22 of them objected again. In order to establish the budget, the number of members is required to be 24; 39 deputies...

    13 February 2014, 11:49
  • Prime Minister questions the salary level of public legal entities and LLCs during Economic Council Meeting

    Prime Minister questions the salary level of public legal entities and LLCs during Economic Council Meeting

    At the Economic council meeting which was held at the State Chancellery yesterday, Prime Minister of Georgia inquired why a large number of the public legal entities and state LLC staffs have unrealistically high salaries. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili requested an answer to this question...

    13 February 2014, 11:13
  • Head of Kvareli local government detained on the fact of bribery

    Head of Kvareli local government detained on the fact of bribery

    According to MIA information, the officers of Anti-corruption Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a result of operative-investigative activities detained deputy head of Kvareli local government- Otar Adomlishvili for accepting bribe in especially large quantities. Investigation...

    12 February 2014, 17:33
  • Presidents of Georgia and Azerbaijan meet in Baku

    Presidents of Georgia and Azerbaijan meet in Baku

    Meeting between the presidents of Georgia and Azerbaijan was held in Baku within the official visit of President Giorgi Margvelashvili to the Republic of Azerbaijan, reports GHN based on President’s Press Office information. The two leaders...

    12 February 2014, 17:22
  • General Knud Bartels positive about Georgia’s reforms in the field of Defense

    General Knud Bartels positive about Georgia’s reforms in the field of Defense

    After meeting with Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania NATO’s Chairman of the Military Committee General Knud Bartels made comments in front of journalists about the discussed issues. General Bartels positively assessed process of transformation and reforms that...

    12 February 2014, 17:11
  • Irakli Alasania: NATO will sponsor inclusion of Georgia in its Immediate Response Forces

    Irakli Alasania: NATO will sponsor inclusion of Georgia in its Immediate Response Forces

    Gerogia’s Defence Minister Irakli Alasania declared that US will be sponsoring inclusion of Georgia in NATO, mentioned Tabula.   According to Alasania, Georgian side will become a part of Immediate Response Force from 2015. “It has already been decided that Georgia...

    12 February 2014, 12:51
  • NATO’s high official - Knud Bartels considers Georgia as a very important partner

    NATO’s high official - Knud Bartels considers Georgia as a very important partner

    “Georgia is a very important partner for us”, declared NATO’s Chairman of the Military Committee Genral Knud Bartels after meeting with Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania, reports GHN. General also stated that Alliance offers its support to the process of Georgia’s integration in NATO. ...

    12 February 2014, 12:12
  • Annual report 2013 to be presented at Foreign Ministry today

    Annual report 2013 to be presented at Foreign Ministry today

    The annual report 2013 will be presented at the Foreign Ministry today. According to Foreign Ministry, the report includes information about the Ministry’s efforts taken in 2013. The report has been published in the form of a magazine – informs InterpressNews.  The presentation...

    12 February 2014, 10:57