Irakli Kirtskhalia from the ruling Georgian Dream party has accused domestic and foreign actors of attempting to discredit the party founder and honorary chair Bidzina Ivanishvili through what he described as a coordinated campaign. Speaking in parli...
Georgia’s parliament is set to vote on a candidate for the head of the State Security Service during today’s plenary session, according to the parliamentary speaker, Shalva Papuashvili. Speaking at a bureau meeting on Tuesday, Papuashvili said the go...
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, Akhvle...
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 pr...
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 were...
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 fo...
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 congratulation...
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. Pavle...
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 unde...
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 attribu...
