Contents tagged with Georgia
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Georgia: Ukraine asked Tbilisi to restore Saakashvili's citizenship
Tamar Chugoshvili, the First Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, claims that the Ukrainian delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) asked its Georgian colleagues to reissue citizenship to former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in order to "spare them from him.", reported Georgia.Online.
"At the last session of PACE, everyone, starting with the leader of the Ukrainian delegation and including other members, begged us to restore Georgian citizenship to …
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Georgian army to replace Kalashnikov assault rifles with American M4
The Ministry of Defense of Georgia announced the beginning of a phased replacement of Soviet-made and Russian-made automatic weapons with their American equivalents, reported News Georgia.
According to the Ministry, as part of the transition of the Georgian army to NATO standards and the GDRP defense program, the Ministry of Defense will purchase from the US a number of M-240 machine guns and M4 assault rifles. The exact number of purchased products is not indicated.
“The US Government will …
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Protests were held in Tbilisi against Russia’s changes to South Ossetian border
On Saturday July 8th, by the State Chancellery of Georgia’s offices, there was a protest against the installation by the Russian border service of a de facto border of the self-proclaimed South Ossetia, as reported by Georgia Online.
"Activists of the youth wing of the European Georgia party demanded an end to the ongoing creation of borders in Georgian territories and are outraged by the authorities' inaction," the statement said.
Protesters carried barbed wire ahead of them as a symbol of …
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Georgian media: Russian military has moved the Abkhazian border
Russian Federation representatives in Abkhazia have moved a banner designating the border by 500 meters once again, to the outskirts of the villages of Bershuti and Sobisi.
As Georgia Online reports, citing David Tsertsvadze, the representative of the head of the Gori municipality Governing Council, the incident has occurred twice in the territory over the past two days.It is noted that the boundary limitation is established on the land plots of local residents.
As a result of the demarcation, …
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NATO will not place its troop in Georgian ports
NATO will not deploy its troops in the ports of Georgia. Instead, the Alliance plans to ensure security in the Black Sea by forming a multinational brigade in Romania composed of military forces solely from NATO member countries. NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller announced this development following the session results of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
“At this stage, we do not plan to deploy NATO forces in Georgian ports. We really appreciate the relationship with Georgia in …
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Georgian Prime Minister: Georgia is ready to join NATO
The Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia said that the country does not need the Action Plan for NATO membership, but it needs the membership itself. Georgia has fulfilled all of the prerequisites for its admission to NATO.
This was stated by Giorgi Kvirikashvili, the Prime Minister of Georgia during his speech at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly's Spring Session, Georgia Online reports.
“With the fidelity of integration into NATO and the common Euro-Atlantic security, Georgia …
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Georgia asks NATO for help with national security
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili held a meeting with the head of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) Paolo Alli. During the negotiations, Margvelashvili thanked Alli for supporting the Euro-Atlantic course of Georgia and the territorial integrity of the country, as well as holding a spring session of the NATO PA in Tbilisi. This was reported by the press service of the President of Georgia.
The meeting topics included the parliamentary session of the Alliance and cooperation between …
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Georgian president asks Lithuania for support at NATO summit
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili asked Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė for support in bringing up matters important to Tbilisi at the NATO summit which will take place this week in Brussels, Delfi reported.The two national leaders discussed the matter over the telephone.
“The conversation took place ahead of the NATO summit which will take place in Brussels on May 25. President G. Margvelashvili asked the Lithuanian president for support in bringing up matters important to …
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The Pentagon announced its readiness to help reform the Georgian army
The Pentagon is ready to assist Georgia in implementing military reform. This is stated in Pentagon Chief James Mattis’s letter to Defense Minister of Georgia Levan Izoria, the text of which was published by the press service of the Georgian Defense Ministry.
"I had the honor to meet with you at the February meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission. I deeply appreciate your steadfast commitment to shared democratic values and bow to the sacrifices made by Georgia with us in Afghanistan," Mattis …
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63 percent of Georgians said Russia is the biggest threat to their country
In a poll published by the National Democratic Institute, 63% of Georgians consider Russia to be the biggest threat to their country, Georgia Online reports.
"When asked which country poses the greatest threat to Georgia, 63% of the population named Russia while 6% chose Turkey and 5% said the United States of America," the report said.
When asked which country would best ensure Georgia’s security, 35% answered the United States while 12% said Georgia itself and 10% believed Russia would be …