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Georgian and Ukrainian foreign ministers meet again in latest sign of warming ties
11+ hour, 31+ min ago (1226+ words) Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili and her Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha met in Moldova amid recently increased communication between the two countries. The latest meeting comes against the backdrop of tensions in recent years, with the prospects for normalisation still…...
Georgian and Ukrainian foreign ministers hold phone call amid signs of of thaw
1+ week, 4+ day ago (782+ words) Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili held a phone conversation on Wednesday with her Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha, marking the latest publicly known direct communication between Tbilisi and Kyiv and yet another sign bilateral relations may be on the mend after…...
Saakashvili and Georgian opposition lament EPC summit being held in Yerevan instead of Tbilisi
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1122+ words) Saakashvili, whose rule in 2003-2012 was marked with deepening relations with the West, called Tbilisi "historic centre of the Caucasus" in his Monday social media post. Saakashvili further noted that "the EU integration was started by Georgia" and he, alongside with…...
Kobakhidze and Zelenskyi meet in Yerevan amid strained relations
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (507+ words) Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi have met in Yerevan on the sidelines of the 8th summit of the European Political Community (EPC). According to the Georgian Prime Minister's press service, the meeting was initiated by the…...
EU Ambassador warns of Georgia's return to "dark past', prompting ruling party outrage
3+ week, 4+ day ago (808+ words) The EU Ambassador to Georgia, Pawe" Herczy'ski, has warned that the country could return to a "dark past" if the government does not return to democratic governance. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze condemned the remarks as a "threat of civil war…...
Georgian Dream claims UK ruled by "deep state" after calls for sanctions in House of Commons
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (422+ words) A senior member of the ruling Georgian Dream party has claimed that the UK was being ruled by the "deep state" following a House of Commons committee report recommending the implementation of "new targeted financial and travel sanctions" on Georgian…...