An opposition politician, Armaz Akhvlediani, has called on the Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church to conduct what he described as a fair and exemplary selection process for patriarchal candidates. Speaking ahead of the Synod’s meeting, Akhvl...
A leader of the Coalition for Change, Nika Gvaramia, on Monday said his primary focus is to ensure the opposition alliance remains united amid growing tensions and criticism within the opposition. Gvaramia said preserving the alliance was his main p...
Georgia’s parliamentary majority leader, Irakli Kirtskhalia, on Monday said the Georgian public had “made a very clear choice” and alleged that this was something critics “cannot accept”. He said statements made by EU Ambassador Paweł Herczyński wer...
Georgian Education Minister Givi Mikanadze on Monday hosted the Italian Ambassador Massimiliano D’Antuono to discuss ways of strengthening bilateral co-operation in education, science and youth affairs. The Ministry’s press office said the meeting f...
The newly appointed Interior Minister, Sulkhan Tamazashvili, has received congratulations from Azerbaijan’s Interior Minister, Vilayat Eyvazov, following his appointment to the post. During a telephone conversation Eyvazov extended his congratulatio...
Deputy Secretary General of the United National Movement opposition, Irakli Pavlenishvili, has accused the government of refusing to tolerate dissent and attempting to silence diplomats, following the summoning of the European Union ambassador. Pavl...
Georgia’s Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili has said only the Georgian people and the government they elected can determine the country’s direction, following talks with Pawel Herczynski. Speaking after the meeting, Botchorishvili said no-one und...
Georgia’s third president Mikheil Saakashvili has criticised former president Salome Zourabichvili over what he described as her past statements on the 2008 war with Russia, speaking during a court hearing. Saakashvili said remarks previously attrib...
Georgia's foreign office on Monday claimed the European Union ambassador to Georgia, Pawel Herczynski, was summoned for talks with Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili over remarks made in Brussels at an event concerning Georg...
Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili on Monday said relations between Georgia and the European Union are at an impasse, following her decision to summon the bloc’s ambassador for talks in Tbilisi. Pawel Herczynski was called to a meeting at the Avla...
