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  • Maya Purtseladze: Press in Georgia in Difficult Situation

    Maya Purtseladze: Press in Georgia in Difficult Situation

    Maya Purtseladze, founder of the newspaper "Verisa" and Editor in Chief of the same edition believes that the rating of the "Reporters without Borders" for Georgia's 81 position for the Press Freedom Index is unrealistic one. Purtseladze said that the look outside may not...

    20 October 2009, 20:35
  • Mamuka Glonti: Press Freedom Index is not real one

    Mamuka Glonti: Press Freedom Index is not real one

    Mamuka Glonti, General Director of TV Company "Maestro" in interview with news agency GHN declared that the Press Freedom Index published by the Reporters without Borders does not reflect the real situation in Georgia. Glonti said that, to compare with the last year, the progress of Georgia...

    20 October 2009, 19:29
  • Alexander Vershbow: USA not to deploy missile shields in non NATO states

    Alexander Vershbow: USA not to deploy missile shields in non NATO states

    The United States sees no reason to deploy elements of its missile shield in countries which are not members of NATO. This declaration made today by The U.S. assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, Alexander Vershbow during the joint briefing with Giga Bokeria, deputy foreign...

    20 October 2009, 17:15
  • Giga Bokeria: Georgia’s right to effective defense system - legitimate

    Giga Bokeria: Georgia’s right to effective defense system - legitimate

    According to Giga Bokeria, deputy foreign minister despite of the agreement about cease-fire, Georgia has a legitimate right to have an effective defense system, GHN reports. "Georgia fulfilled the obligation under the cease-fire and we have a strong position in this respect, but at the same...

    20 October 2009, 16:10
  • OSCE mission restoration talks too early in Georgia

    OSCE mission restoration talks too early in Georgia

    By the declaration of official Tbilisi, it is too early now to talk about the restoration of OSCE mission in Georgia, Alexander Nalbandov, deputy foreign minister said after the political consultations with the Kazakh party, after the accomplishment of the next round of the negotiations. "Discussions...

    20 October 2009, 15:48
  • USA to Help Georgia to Work out the military doctrine

    USA to Help Georgia to Work out the military doctrine

    USA are going to help Georgia to work out the military doctrine, GHN reports. The build up of the military doctrine, the military educaiton and the military trainigs - this is  subjects, which were  discussed today by US and Georigan sides during the session of governmental working group,...

    20 October 2009, 14:48
  •  In Parliament the Question Hour to be Held this Week

    In Parliament the Question Hour to be Held this Week

    This week the Parliamentary Question hour will be held. The declaration about this event was announced during the bureau session by Mikhail Machavariani, vice-Spokesman, the GHN reports. According to the regulations, the Parliamentary question hour is carried out in the last session Thursday of...

    20 October 2009, 00:24
  • New wave of Privatization started

    New wave of Privatization started

    The Georgian government will start the new wave of privatization. The Georgian government disseminated the Press Release today informing about this event. They informed that for privatization will be announced the 100% share of Railway , Telecom, hotel "Gudauri", "Georgian Post Office",...

    20 October 2009, 00:07
  • Quantity of Georgian Armed Forces will be Unchangeable for the next year

    Quantity of Georgian Armed Forces will be Unchangeable for the next year

    The quantity of Georgian armed forces will be unchangeable for the next year. It will consist of 37 thousand people. In this connection today the legislative initiative was initiated - "About the approval of the Georgian Armed Forces". According to the Bill, President asked the Parliament to...

    19 October 2009, 18:38
  • Mamuka Areshidze: Government has to pay much more attention to Pankisi

    Mamuka Areshidze: Government has to pay much more attention to Pankisi

    Mamuka Areshidze, expert in Caucasus Questions declared that Georgian government has to be more careful with Pankisi valley. Mamuka Areshidze said in conversation with the news agency GHN that, a few years ago Pankisi was associated with a terroristic groups and Russian Federation even now tries to...

    19 October 2009, 16:58
  • Gia Khukhashvili: Opposition needs huge effort to restore undermined authority

    Gia Khukhashvili: Opposition needs huge effort to restore undermined authority

    Expert Gia Khukhashvili said that the opposition will need to make a huge effort to gather the people, to mobilise the society. He declared to GHN that society does not trust the opposition (level of trust to them is too low). For this the opposition needs to employ tactics. "The society is...

    19 October 2009, 13:12
  • Christian Democrates Demand Direct Elections to City Hall

    Christian Democrates Demand Direct Elections to City Hall

    Today on October 19 the representatives of"Christian-Democrates" political party will start to gather the signatures with demand to hold a direct elections to the post of a Mayor in the big towns of Georgia. For this the representatives of the party are planning to hold press-conferences...

    19 October 2009, 12:45
  • Russia and Abkhazia to fight against illegal migration

    Russia and Abkhazia to fight against illegal migration

    Today on October 19 Russian Fedeation and Abkhazia will sign an agreement about the joint fight against illegal migration. By the information of Russian agencies, the agreement will stipulate the cooperation of the parties in determination of violations of the illegal border crossing. Russian...

    19 October 2009, 11:21
  • Russia started to mine the Abkhaian administrative border

    Russia started to mine the Abkhaian administrative border

    Today morning near the administrative border of the villages Tagiloni and Otobaia, Russian militaries expoloded the territory were the buses of several villages of the lower zone of Gali region, were able to pass by the road to Zugdidi, GHN reports. The above mentioned is connected with the measures...

    18 October 2009, 21:51
  • UN calls for action and investment to eradicate global poverty

    UN calls for action and investment to eradicate global poverty

    The United Nations today marked the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declaring that the fight against a scourge that afflicts over a billion people around the world is at a critical juncture. "At a time of multiple global crises, the poorest...

    18 October 2009, 18:22