President Mikheil Saakashvili refused to comment about released video footage relating to Vano Merabishvili and Mukhrovani special operation. “Please, do not involve me in politics. I had enough politics in life. Let me alone now. What is happening here is more important than all other...
The Ukrainian opposition urged Europe and the United States on Friday to go beyond vocal support for their fight for more democracy and demand a halt to violence they blame on President Viktor Yanukovich. Opposition leaders met in Munich on Friday with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier...
Skiing season opened in Betania yesterday. Ski trail will operate every day, reports GHN based on Rustavi2 information. There is about 15km distance between Tbilisi and Betania. The skiing infrastructure in Betania has been organized by Tbilisi City Hall in 2012.
Georgian Prime minister Irakli Garibashvili has summarized the results of bilateral meetings held yesterday in frames of Security Conference in Munich, reports GHN according to Prime Minister’s Press Office. Prime Minister expressed his satisfaction regarding interesting business meetings....
Commission working on illegal surveillance issues conducted its final meeting. Members of the commission listened to working group’s activity report, discussed and endorsed a draft bill on “making amendments in Criminal Code of Georgia” about respecting and protecting private...
A leading activist in Ukraine's street opposition who vanished for eight days says he was abducted and tortured before being left to die in the cold. Dmytro Bulatov, who organised car protests for the opposition camped out in Kiev, is being treated in hospital after being found near the capital,...
President Giorgi Margvelashvili has met with the ambassadors of EU in Georgia at a working dinner today. At the meeting with European Diplomats, the president discussed preparatory works for the period since the initiating of the EU Association Agreement until its final ratification. "We...
Tbilisi Mayor's Office has made a statement where it welcomes the decision of City Assembly about taking concrete actions on the issue of approving Tbilisi budget, reports GHN. “We express readiness to participate in working process of commissions and fractions, meet City Assembly...
Tbilisi City Assembly will discuss Tbilisi’s 2014 budget on an extraordinary session scheduled on 12 February stated Chairperson of City Assembly Irakli Shikhiashvili. “I call on all commission chairmen, faction chairmen and heads of City Hall services to approve in a limited time...
The European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) board has shared information stating that it has joined WAN-IFRA, World Editors Forum and News Media Coalition protesting against accreditation rules for the Ice Hockey World Championships in Belarus. On January 30, 2014 EANA Board has addressed...
On the 30th of January 2014, the Georgian First Deputy Foreign Minister, Mr Davit Zalkaliani met the Romanian Foreign Ministry's Secretary of State for Strategic Affairs, Mr Bogdan Aurescu, who is on a two-day visit to Georgia, reports GHN according to MFA’s Press and Information Department The...
GHN reports that on January 29 the Georgian government has published a press release responding to annual Freedom House report on Freedom in the World that said Georgia "was one of the few bright spots in Eurasia in 2013." According to the report Georgia ranked three out of seven...
A French prosecutor said in his final speech that former Georgian Defence Minister Davit Kezerashvili should not be extradited, Kezerashvili’s lawyer Shota Mindeli commented. According to the lawyer, the French court will make a decision about Kezerashvili’s extradition on February...
Prime Minister of Georgia will visit the Federal Republic of Germany from January 31 through February 2, where he will participate in the 50th Munich Security Conference. Within the Munich Conference, the world leaders will identify priorities in the field of foreign policy and security. Irakli...
Gigi Ugulava whose mayoral authority has been suspended makes his comment on video footage spread in social network yesterday, reports GHN. According to Ugulava the footage was spread by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Prosecutor’s Office. He also added that Merabishvili’s...