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16 January 2025, 14:46
Foreign policy
Georgian PM to visit Azerbaijan
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze will visit Azerbaijan on Friday.
16 January 2025, 13:44
Elections
Georgian Public Defender: I would have definitely changed my position if I had seen evidence of election fraud - I have not seen such evidence
Georgian Public Defender Levan Ioseliani on Wednesday said there was no evidence of parliamentary elections fraud.
16 January 2025, 12:49
Politics
Georgian Ambassador says Azerbaijan “strategic friend” for Georgia as FM set to visit Baku
Zurab Pataradze, Georgia’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan, on Thursday highlighted the significance of Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili’s first official visit to Baku, noting that “a number of meetings are scheduled, which will foster and strengthen the relations between our countries”.
16 January 2025, 12:37
Defence
Georgian Interior Minister, PACE mission discuss measures taken by Interior Ministry during parliamentary elections
The measures taken by the Georgian Interior Ministry during the parliamentary elections held last year were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri and a visiting mission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
16 January 2025, 11:28
Politics
Georgian PM to meet CoE delegation
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze will hold a meeting with a visiting delegation of the Council of Europe on Thursday.
16 January 2025, 10:58
Foreign policy
Georgian FM to pay official visit to Azerbaijan
Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan on Thursday.
15 January 2025, 22:46
Politics
Georgian PM says assault on police officer “serious criminal offence”
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday condemned the assault on a police officer at a protest in the city of Batumi by an individual he described as the so-called journalist, emphasising that such actions were a serious criminal offence against the state.
15 January 2025, 22:34
Politics
Ruling party Sec Gen highlights UNM party’s treasonous actions against country
Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday accused the United National Movement party of treason and criminal actions against Georgia, asserting that they must be held accountable for their past policies.
15 January 2025, 22:20
Politics
Ruling party official highlights GD’s commitment to peace, national interests
Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday emphasised the ruling party's commitment to peace and national interests, while accusing domestic opposition of serving foreign agenda.
15 January 2025, 21:52
Politics
Parliamentary majority, CoE delegation discuss Georgia's political landscape
Members of Georgia’s parliamentary majority on Wednesday met with a visiting delegation of the Council of Europe to address key political developments, including the 2024 parliamentary elections, the OSCE/ODIHR recommendations, and ongoing protests.
15 January 2025, 21:28
Politics
Georgian PM: we will inform CoE delegation about opposition's efforts to sabotage state system
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday said his Government would share details with a visiting delegation of the Council of Europe over the domestic radical opposition's attempts to sabotage the country’s state system, further calling these efforts futile.
15 January 2025, 21:21
Politics
Georgian PM says 2024 parliamentary election reflects will of Georgian people
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday asserted that the 2024 parliamentary elections were a clear expression of the will of the Georgian people, dismissing the domestic opposition’s protests as insignificant and futile.
15 January 2025, 21:12
Politics
Georgian PM says no evidence of fraud or manipulation in elections
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday reaffirmed that the 2024 parliamentary elections in Georgia were free from fraud or significant manipulation, with confirmation from multiple sources, including OSCE/ODIHR and the Constitutional Court.
15 January 2025, 17:23
Justice
Prosecutor’s Office says most of witnesses unable to provide any evidence to investigation into alleged election fraud
The Prosecutor General's Office of Georgia on Wednesday released information on the interim results of the ongoing investigation into alleged election fraud during the October 2024 parliamentary elections.
15 January 2025, 14:36
Foreign policy
Parliament Speaker, CoE delegation review ongoing political developments in country
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday described his meeting with the visiting delegation of the Council of Europe as “fruitful”.
15 January 2025, 13:19
Culture
Guns N' Roses to hold concert in Georgia on May 30
Black Sea Arena will host the rock band Guns N' Roses on May 30 at the Shekvetili park as part of the Starring Georgia campaign.
15 January 2025, 12:10
Economy
SpaceX Director says Georgia enjoys strategic location, making country natural logistics, transport hub along Trans-Caspian trade corridor
Stephen Nelson, the Satellite Policy Director at Elon Musk’s SpaceX space technology company, said Georgia had a strategic location in the South Caucasus region, making the country a natural logistics and transport hub along the Trans-Caspian trade corridor that connects the two continents.
15 January 2025, 11:43
Justice
Georgian Interior Ministry launches investigation into assault on opposition For Georgia party leader
The Georgian Interior Ministry on Wednesday launched an investigation into the assault on Giorgi Gakharia, the Chair of the opposition For Georgia party.
15 January 2025, 11:34
Politics
Georgian Parliament official highlights importance of visit of Council of Europe delegation
Vladimir Bozhadze, the First Deputy Chair of the Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Wednesday highlighted the importance of the visit of the parliamentary delegation of the Council of Europe to the country.
15 January 2025, 11:17
Politics
Parliament official says temporary parliamentary commission will investigate, make final assessment of “systemic crimes” committed by UNM Gov’t
David Matikashvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s Committee on Procedural Issues and Rules, on Wednesday said the goal of the temporary parliamentary commission would be to investigate the crimes and make a final assessment of the systemic crimes committed by the United National Movement Government during its time in power.
14 January 2025, 22:01
Politics
Parliament official says country’s European integration process continues
Gia Volski, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party and the First Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, on Tuesday said the country’s European integration process had not stopped, stressing that Georgia was in a leading position in this regard and would be a “real candidate” for EU membership in 2030 based on economic and political data.
14 January 2025, 14:01
Politics
Georgian President says five-cross national flag “principal symbol of our freedom, independence, unity, and strength” on National Flag Day
Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili on Tuesday congratulated citizens on the National Flag Day by saying that “the five-cross national flag is the principal symbol of our freedom, independence, unity, and strength”.
14 January 2025, 11:32
Society
Georgia marks National Flag Day
Georgia on Tuesday is celebrating the National Flag Day.
14 January 2025, 11:29
Politics
Parliamentary delegation of Council of Europe will visit Georgia today
Parliamentary delegation of the Council of Europe will visit Georgia on Tuesday.
13 January 2025, 22:33
Politics
Ruling party official says if Trump manages to defeat deep state, it will be “very good” for country
Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday said if the United States President-elect Donald Trump managed to defeat the deep state, which he had been talking about throughout the election campaign, it would be”very good” for Georgia too.
13 January 2025, 22:10
Politics
Parliament Speaker says Georgian people should follow interest of their country
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday said Georgian people should follow the interest of their country.
13 January 2025, 21:51
Politics
Parliament official does not rule out accountability of specific officials as temporary investigative commission will be set up in Parliament to investigate activities of former UNM “regime”
Givi Mikanadze, the Chair of the Parliament’s Committee on Education, Science and Youth Affairs, on Monday said it should not be surprising to anyone that the work of the temporary investigative commission would result in accountability of specific officials.
13 January 2025, 21:43
Foreign policy
Slovak PM claims external political forces attacking Georgian Gov’t only because “party they dislike won parliamentary elections”
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Sunday claimed external political forces were attacking the Georgian Government only because “a party they dislike won the parliamentary elections”.
13 January 2025, 21:38
Politics
Ruling party Sec Gen says no one will succeed in enslaving country, turning it into colony
Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday said Georgia was an independent country, and under the ruling Georgian Dream Government, no one would succeed in enslaving it and turning it into a colony.
13 January 2025, 17:52
Politics
Ruling party Sec Gen: hard to hear that former Ukrainian FM has not sent his son to front while Ukrainian officials demanded Georgia's direct involvement in war
Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday said it was hard to hear that the former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba had not sent his own son to the front as a volunteer while the Ukrainian officials were demanding Georgia's direct involvement in the war.