Washington is trying to convince Russia to withdraw its forces from Georgia`s regions,` Michael McFaul, President Obama's top Russia adviser has announced. He said the Obama administration would keep on discussing the issues of Abkhazia and South Ossetia with Moscow, adding the long-term...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted in Strasbourg Tuesday a resolution on Kosovo outlining a neutral stand on Kosovo's status, but also pointing to a need for greater engagement by the Council of Europe (CoE) in resolving the problems regarding the rule of law, democracy...
Gazprom has cut supplies of gas to Belarus by 60 percent, but gas transit through Belarus to Europe is effected in full, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said. "We have two pieces of news. One is good, the other is bad. The transit of Russian gas through the territory of Belarus is effected in full,...
Georgian Parliament Speaker Davit Bakradze will hold meeting with NATO Secretary General Anders Fog Rasmussen in Brussels, Belgium today. Bakradze departed for Belgium yesterday. Within the visit to Belgium he will take part in the NATO-Georgia council session. Georgian Parliament Speaker will deliver...
An armed attack has taken place on Saburtalo branch of TaoPrivateBank this morning. Two bags of money were robbed as a result of the attack on the encashment car of the bank. The two attackers were armed. Both of them had knapsacks. They ran from the scene of the crime by foot. Niko Metreveli,...
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Grigol Vashadze paid a visit to the Federal Republic of Germany On 22 June 2010. In the frames of the visit, the meetings with Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany Guido Westerwelle and Minister of State in the Federal Chancellery Eckart von Klaeden...
The regional meeting of World Bank held in Georgia's Adjara region. The President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili met with the World Bank president Robert B. Zoellick. The meeting was attended by the Kakha Baindurashvili, Georgian Finance Minister. The president talked about the...
Georgia's Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II will christen infants in Svetitskhoveli temple, Mtsketa on July 13, as continuation of a tradition to baptize every third or more newly born child of a family. His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II will bless the infants, traditionally...
NATO is years overdue for a major review of its purpose. The last time the transatlantic military alliance looked in the mirror was 1999 - before 9/11, before widespread cyberattacks, before Russia veered from the democratic path under Vladimir Putin. Now the alliance that was formed in 1949 to defend...
"Amirani," Students Films International Festival came to an end on June 19. The jury revealed the winners and gave special prizes to them. The winners were revealed in the following nominations: Best film, best plot, best camera work and favorite of the jury. The venue of the festival...
Heavy rain inflicted damage to Mleta village of Dusheti. River Aragvi overflowed its riverbanks. Ground floors and cellars of the houses are flooded. The poultry and cattle are killed. The infrastructure is out of order. Rescue operations are interrupted because of unfavorable weather conditions. The...
A group of geologists have arrived in Racha to explore the beginning of the river Bdghvira and plan the river bed clearing works afterwards. Experts also plan to reconstruct the bridge, which was demolished by the flood. The danger of landslide is still real in Racha. Two houses in the village...
Georgian Parliament Speaker has left for Brussels to attend the session of the Georgia-NATO Council. The members of the council will discuss the recent political developments in Georgia, ongoing reforms and the May 30 elections of local governments. Davit Bakradze will deliver a speech...
A man who has been arrested and charged with rape of his own daughter, has been sent to prison for thirty years. The 13 year-old girl accused father and brother of permanent abuse, after the mother of the victim noticed that she as pregnant. The investigation and the DNA tests confirmed that...
Russia's Gazprom said it would not wait two weeks for Belarus to pay its debt for gas supplies. "No one will wait for two weeks. The situation will be discussed next time at a meeting of Gazprom's conflict management committee at 10:00 Moscow time on June 22," Gazprom's spokesman...
