6th General Assembly of the Black Sea Association of National News Agencies (BSANNA) was held in Sochi. As reports GHN, on the decision of BSANNA members, Russian news agency ITAR-TASS is going to chair Black Sea Association in 2013-2014. News media is going to be the priority of Russian presidency. "Information...
NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and Commander of U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) Admiral James G. Stavridis pays an official visit to Georgia. Admiral Stavridis met with the Minister of Defence of Georgia Irakli Alasania today. At the meeting the sides discussed Georgia's Euro-Atlantic...
On April 11, Ambassador Richard Norland announced that the U.S. Department of Defense was funding 75,000 emergency vaccinations in response to the recent measles outbreak in Georgia. The donation is a direct response to a March 28 request by the Georgian Ministry of Health to help prevent the spread...
Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MOIA), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Israeli, Australian and Swiss law enforcement agencies conducted coordinated arrests in Georgia and Israel of individuals involved in a child exploitation/pornography case. MOIA's...
On April 10-18, 2013, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of State and will send a delegation of senior U.S. officials to South Caucasus region. The delegation includes USAID Assistant Administrator Paige Alexander; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights,...
Informational-Analytical Department of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia presented the quarterly report of crime statistics for March, 2013 as well as new method of calculation practiced by the Ministry from January of 2013. Newly implemented method of data calculation was elaborated in accordance...
Right Honorable Members of the European Parliament, The founders of the Republican Party of Georgia of which I am chairman, part of the Georgian Dream Coalition, have spent many years in Soviet gulags for promoting the country's independence and accession to NATO. Due to all this, I have a moral...
Georgian delegation is in Venice to get familiarized with the conclusion of the Venice Commission about the draft law on Common Courts in Georgia. Chairperson of the Supreme Court of Georgia, Konstantine Kublashvili is among the members of the delegation. The commission will discuss the issue on Georgia...
Parliament of Georgia will begin discussion of constitutional amendments on March 20 - parliament speaker Davit Usupashvili has confirmed this. Davit Usupashvili called on the colleagues to arrange schedule for committee hearings next week and get prepared for beginning discussions on these amendments...
The conclusion of Venice Commission, an advisory body of the Council of Europe, about the draft-bill prepared by the Georgian government on General Courts will become known sometime later today. The Georgian parliamentary delegation is in Venice. Konstantine Kublashvili, Chairman of Supreme Court...
The Board of Trustees of the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) may be summoned to the parliament at an extraordinary sitting. One part of GPB's employees came out with this initiative. The Parliamentary Committee of Education, Science and Culture will presumably listen to the Board. According...
Discussions over the draft-project on proposed changes to be made into Constitution of Georgia will resume at the parliament starting March 20. The two main changes will envisage reduction of president's authorities and taking out of the article, which determines location of the Georgian parliament...
Three people died on March 7 of H1N1 virus - 2 women and one man. Belated diagnostics and medication have served as a reason for fatality. According to the latest data, 22 people died of H1N1 virus this season. There are 3 pregnant women among the deceased patients.
The delegation of the Georgian Defense Ministry is being in Armenia with an official visit. Irakli Alasania, Minister of Defense of Georgia will meet with Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan. His is also scheduled to meet with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. During the visit, issues of...
By John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State During my first week as the United States' Secretary of State, I had the honor of meeting with a group of courageous women from Burma. Two were former political prisoners, and although they had all endured incredible hardship in their lives, each of them...
