The West pressed Georgia to express good will for the Russia's WTO membership till the end of the year, GHN reports. "Most likely some agreement was concluded and a serious pressure from the West was performed. We in most cases cannot say exactly what happens. We can say that a very strong...
Valentina Matvienko (Tyutina), ex-governor of St. Petersburg, close ally of Russian PM Vladimir Putin, elected as a Spokeswomen of Russian Federation's Council. 140 senators uphold this decision, one against. She is a first woman in Russian Federation who holds such high position in a...
The European Court of Human Rights delivered its long-awaited ruling on the dismemberment of Yukos, once Russia's largest oil company, which was liquidated in 2007. The Russian government appears to have got off lightly. After nearly 18 months of deliberations, the court decided that the attack on...
Today, on September 21 the Armenian Republic celebrates 20 years since declaration of independence from the USSR. Since 1988 Armenia was dragged to the serious conflict with Azerbaijan for the disputable territory in Karabakh. In 1992 Armenia joined CIS.
Today on September 21, Tina Aketoft, head of the PACE Sub-Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population will attend the Refugees Ministry to meet with Koba Subeliani, Refugees Minister. After 45 minutes conversation she will meet with refugees settled in a collective center. After this she will meet...
Gubaz Sanikidze said that the "Marsh" which is planned by political party National Forum will not became a reason for confrontation between Forum and the Political six. He said this today in the political party's office at the press conference. Sanikidze said the political parties'...
Angela Merkel, German Chancellor is against the full membership of Turkey in the European Union, GHN reports. She declared this at the regional conference of the Christian-Democratic Union. She declared this before her forthcoming meeting with Turkish President Abdullah Gule, who arrived with official...
President of Georgia has left for the United States. Mikheil Saakashvili will take part in 66-th UN Assembly general. He will hold meetings with the president of the United States Barack Obama and two former presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton. President Saakashvili in his speech at the Assembly...
Famous Georgian poet and writer and one of the most popular residents of Tbilisi Gizo Nishnianidze died at the age of 83, arguably, with a sudden heart attack. The writer visited his relatives in Sachkhere town, Imereti Region, and reading his poem, when he suddenly fell down. Tbilisi city hall`s...
Dmitri Rogosin, Permanent Representative of Russian Federation to NATO is not going to resign. He denies the information disseminated in media as if he will join the parliamentary elections from September. "Last week I had a conversation with Andres Fogh Rassmussen, and I informed them ,...
Grigol Vashadze, Georgian Foreign Minister being at the 66-th Assembly General met with Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General. The Georgian Foreign Ministry informs they discussed a situation on occupied territories. Vashadze informed about new events concerning the human rights violations by Russian...
Shorena Khangoshvili, former journalist and employee of Rodi Scott Fund was released from imprisonment. The Kakheti regional information center provides with this information. No official grounds for her release were known yet. She was detained on September 16 by the SOD (MIA's Special Operative...
Today on September 20, in the frames of UN Assembly General the ceremony of opening of the Open Government Partnership initiative will be held. Nino Kalandadaze, Deputy Foreign Minister said. She underlined that the Georgian delegation at this ceremony will be quite representative. The UN gives a...
Today on September 20 in Gali the 30-th meeting of the Incident Prevention working group will be held. Shota Utiashvili, head of MIA's Analytical Department said to GHN. He is a head of Georgian delegation at the meeting. "Negotiations will be held in Gali, as you know very long time the...
Today on September 20 in Batumi in the hotel Sheraton, the Georgian-Bulgarian business forum will be conducted. Traicho Traikov, Economic, Energy and Transport Minister will attend it. Alongside with official delegations Georgian and Bulgarian businessmen will attend it. The...
