Georgia: Opposition MPs Set Up New Parliamentary Faction
(Civil.Ge) — Six opposition lawmakers, some non-partisan and others from various political parties, announced on July 18 about setting up of a new parliamentary faction. The new faction will be chaired...
View ArticleGeorgian Girl Missing After Norway Island Massacre
(Civil.Ge) — Tamta Liparteliani, a Georgian girl is among those several people, who are still missing after a gunman killed at least 85 participants of a youth camp on Norway’s island of Utøya on...
View ArticlePutin On ‘Two Ossetias’
(Civil.Ge) — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said when asked whether unification of North and South Ossetia was possible, that it was up to the latter to decide. Speaking at a youth forum Putin...
View ArticleRussia FM Lavrov Says Georgia’s Saakashvili Is ‘Pathology And Anomaly’
(Civil.Ge) — Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, said that Russia was ready to develop contacts with Georgia, but not with President Saakashvili, whom he described as “pathology and anomaly...
View ArticleUS Reiterates ‘Strong Support’ For Georgia
(Civil.Ge) — U.S. Department of State reiterated that Washington “strongly supports” Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and urged Russia to fulfill its obligations under the 2008 ceasefire...
View ArticleRussia Accuses Georgia Of Helping Militants In North Caucasus
(Civil.Ge) — Russia’s National Counter-Terrorism Committee has claimed that Georgia was providing assistance to one of the Islamist insurgent groups in North Caucasus in its “terrorism activities.”...
View ArticleGeorgia: Alasania Warns Against Intended IPO Of State Enterprises
(Civil.Ge) — The government’s intention to float stake of several major state-owned enterprises on stock exchanges poses “serious risks” and any final decision should be preceded by broad public...
View ArticleGeorgia’s Saakashvili Visits US, Meets With Rubio
(Civil.Ge) — President Saakashvili, accompanied by a group of UNM lawmakers, is visiting the United State for the second time in less than a month to meet with, as he put it, “next generation of...
View ArticleGeorgia Patriarch Calls For Calm After Orthodox Groups Thwart Gay Rights Rally
(Civil.Ge) — The head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Ilia II, has called for calm after violence that erupted after aggressive anti-gay protesters, led by Orthodox clergy, thwarted a rally...
View ArticleSenate Committee Backs Major Non-NATO Ally Status For Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine
By Civil.Ge (Civil.Ge) — The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed unanimously on September 18 the Ukraine Freedom Support Act – the bill, which designates Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia as...
View ArticleGeorgia: US 6th Fleet Flagship Makes Port Visit In Batumi
By Civil.Ge (Civil.Ge) — USS Mount Whitney, flagship for the Europe-headquartered U.S. 6th Fleet, docked into Georgia’s Black Sea port of Batumi on October 14, where it will stay till October 18....
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