John Bas, newly appointed USA envoy to Georgia made a first declaration in connection with the conflict regions in Georgia. "At this angle my policy is the same as the policy of President Obama. It was said many times before (it was said as well during the visit of Joe Biden, US Vice President...
The introduction of common taxes for the foreign goods is an expected demand of EU and WTO; and this is not a problem for Georgia, Davit Narimania, declared to GHN. "We have differentiated taxes only for the tobacco goods and I think that this question may be balanced. This demand was an expected...
Lia Mukhashavria , law scientist declared that according to the new constitutional amendments Mikhail Saakashvili may rule again. Mukhashavria declared to the news agency GHN that the State Constitutional Commission which works under the constitutional amendments may make changes which will be...
Political movement of Nino Burjanadze presented the own National Security concept. The presentation was held in the hotel "Court Yard Marriott". Experts, representatives of different political parties and the dip corp. in Georgia attended the meeting. Burjanadze declared that the main priorities...
Holly Father Mikhael Botkoveli, Secretary of Patriarch of all Georgia made a declaration in connection with the campaign against Patriarch. He passed the statement of the Patriarchy to journalists during the press conference. The statement reads that for the last period the abusive campaign against...
Zurab Nogaideli, leader of the movement "For United Georgia" in his interview with "Echo Moskvi" paid attention to the August war. Nogaideli underlined that conflict resolution by the aggression and war is not admissible. "We should start the negotiations with these people...
Gabriela Hamsburg-Lotringen is to be appointed as new envoy to Germany. President suggested this candidature for Parliament. Yesterday on the bureau session this question was initiated. Gabriela Hamsburg-Lotringen was born in 1956 in Luxemburg, however she is a citizen of Georgia. It is not known were...
Christian-Democrats demand the EUMM to arrive to Pankisi . Nika Laliashvili, representative of the Christian-Democrats said this today during the Parliamentary briefing. He noted that the Georgian side has to respond to the Russian side's false accusation about the existence of terroristic groups...
Today on October 27 the Georgian delegation will depart to Israel to find some solution for Friday in connection with the flight schedule. This information was given by Alexander Nalbandov, Deputy Foreign Minister. To solve the disagreements in connection with the flights schedule the official bodies...
The EUMM is concerned over the recent incident with 16 Georgians which were kidnapped yesterday in Dusheti region. The EUMM urges the parties to discuss and settle the matter. The mission's web page informs that "a meeting on site between GEO and SO de facto authorities which was scheduled...
Zurab Nogaideli, leader of the movement "For United Georgia" being in Moscow will meet with Giorgi Karasin, Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia. The news agency GHN was informed that Nogaideli will arrive to the Russian Foreign Minister approximately in half an hour. We remind you that Zurab...
Tomorrow on October 28 Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador will arrive to Moscow. The main reason of his visit is a deliberation for the supply of the Russian weapons to Ecuador. Moscow expects that in turn they will get the recognition of independence of Abkhazia and S. Ossetia. Despite the fact that...
Paata Zakareishvili, political scientist declared that the information about the worsening of the situation in Pankisi valley is disseminated by Russian Federation. Zakareishvili said to GHN that Russia wants to show to the international community, as if Georgia is not able to keep control over the...
Mamuka Areshidze, expert in Caucasus issues declared that Russia is trying to manipulate with the Pankisi question in the international community. Mamuka Areshidze declared to news agency GHN that Pankisi valley was associated with the terrorists several years ago, and the mentioning of this issue...
The very next Parliamentary session will resume the mandate of Konstantine Gamsakhurdia. The decision about this subject was taken today on the bureau session by Mikheil Machavariani, Vice Spokesman. He noted that Gamsakhurdia already applied with the application for restoration of MP's mandate....
