Speaking at the first international summit on space issues in Paris on Thursday, Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili said Georgia would join three declarations to be adopted at the summit, describing them as a starting point for global cooperation on space issues.

Georgia’s President Mikheil Kavelashvili, accompanied by his wife, Tamar Bagrationi, attended the state funeral ceremony of King Harald V of Norway on Wednesday.

Tamar Ioseliani, Georgia’s Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, said on Wednesday that the country is pursuing a long-term strategy to strengthen its transport sector and enhance its role in global trade, with a particular focus on increasing the competitiveness of the Middle Corridor.

Georgia’s State Security Service, in cooperation with the United States Defence Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), on Wednesday conducted the interagency field exercise NEXUS Georgia 2026 in Batumi, aimed at enhancing the country’s preparedness and response to chemical and biological threats.

Georgia’s Patrol Police on Saturday detained a foreign citizen in Batumi, wanted under an Interpol Red Notice following a request from Greek law enforcement authorities, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.

Georgia ranks among the top 10 European countries for the efficiency of government spending on education and healthcare, according to the Chandler Institute of Governance’s Good Government Index 2026 and its Spending Efficiency indicator.

The name of imprisoned former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been mentioned in the Jeffrey Epstein files released by the United States Department of Justice.

Georgian national team winger and Paris Saint-Germain star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has reacted to his official nomination for the 2026 Ballon d’Or, expressing his gratitude after receiving high praise from football legends including Michel Platini and Toni Kroos.

Levan Koguashvili’s “Guria” will have its world premiere on Wednesday in the Venice Spotlight section of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, with only eight films selected for this year’s lineup, Georgia’s Ministry of Culture said.

The National Tourism Administration is continuing its active marketing campaigns in international markets as part of efforts to diversify tourist flows and expand the range of target countries, the agency reported.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia on Tuesday issued a statement condemning what it describes as continued attempts to distort reality and discredit the 2024 parliamentary elections and the electoral administration.

A Georgian citizen who was illegally detained in the vicinity of the occupied Tskhinvali region on December 5, 2025, has been released and is now in territory controlled by the central government, Georgia’s State Security Service (SSSG) said.