This year two more parliamentary sessions will be held. Davit Bakradze announced this today at the parliamentary bureau sitting. He underlined that this week the special session was planned but taking in view that the new Electoral Code takes a considerable time, it is necessary to appoint one more...
The Georgian Foreign Ministry positively estimates the passed 2011 year in terms of international relations. Sergi Kapanadze, Deputy Foreign Minister said at the traditional meeting in MFA. Georgia has many achievements in three years of the August war. "The most important out of them...
Tamaz Diasamidze, member of Unity for Fairness demands to conduct the forthcoming parliamentary elections for 2012 May and the Presidential elections for 2012 January. MP said the norm in existing constitution is contrary to the fundamental constitutional principles. This may be qualified as an exceeding...
The decision taken by the ECtHR about the admissibility for the case of Georgia against Russian Federation is a step forward for the defense of Georgian population interests suffered from Russian aggression, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergi Kapanadze said. "On December 19 the admissibility decision...
Jondi Bagaturia, MP demanded from the Procurator's Office to investigate the cases concerning high ranks involved to the» corrupted octopus", GHN reports. Particularly Bagaturia said at the meeting with the NGOs, the Education Minister Dmitri Shashkin involved in the corrupted scheme,...
The company which will monitor the Russian-Georgian border under the WTO agreement is not chosen as yet. Sergi Kapanadze, deputy foreign Minister said this today at the traditional briefing in the MFA. He said that under the agreement the company will be chosen by Swiss party. ‘The Swiss...
Russia worried about its signature under the WTO agreement, Sergi Kapanadze, Deputy Foreign Minister said commenting the declaration of Alexander Lukashevich, Russian Foreign Ministry representative, GHN reports. ‘I would like to comment the declaration of Lukashevich he made on December 22. He...
Sergei Kapanadze, Deputy Foreign Minister said, in 2011 similarly to 2010 Georgia established diplomatic relations with 22 countries. He said only 20 courtiers are left, in order to encompass all world in terms of establishing the diplomatic relations. He said the last country, Georgia established...
President Saakashvili met with teachers participating in the project "Georgian language for Future success", GHN reports. He summarized the year and underlined the importance of Georgian language and the languages of national minority. ‘The integration of national minorities into our...
The activist hacker group Anonymous says it has stolen thousands of emails, passwords and credit card details from a US-based security think-tank. The hackers claim they were able to obtain the information because the company, Stratfor, did not encrypt it. They say Stratfor's clients include the...
A U.S. scientific advisory board on Tuesday asked two scientific journals to leave out data from research studies on a lab-made version of bird flu that could spread more easily to humans, fearing it could be used as a potential weapon. The U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity has asked...
Today on December 26 at 13:00 business ombudsman will make public the research carried out by ACT on business problems. The news agency GHN was informed from the business ombudsman's office that the presentation "Business Environment Research" will be held in Tbilisi Marriot. Under...
In 2012 Gerogia will enter several so-called ‘low-cost' air companies. Vera Qobalia, Economic Development Minister said direct negotiations will be conducted with air companies in European market in order to attract such air companies. The next year the Kutaisi Kopitnari airport will...
The Pardoning Commission issued recommendations for pardoning of 73 prisoners. One out of them is underage. "In total 139 cases plus 5 underage cases of prisoners for pardoning were reviewed. The positive recommendations were granted to 73 prisoners, "- Giorgi Tugushi said. 10 prisoners...
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the Archbishop of Mtskheta -Tbilisi and Metropolitan bishop of Abkhazia and Pitsunda, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II said that the 34 years he served as a Georgian Patriarch a sunny night was. He said in the Trinity Cathedral those 34 years were the years...
