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Saturday, March 31, 2012

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Lights out for Earth Hour
Washington Post
A historic part of Tbilisi, Georgia, is seen before Earth Hour. A historical part of Tbilisi, Georgia, is seen during Earth Hour. A Soviet-era skyscraper on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment is shown near the Moskva River before Earth Hour in Moscow.
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Saakashvili Links Russia's Planned Military Drills with Elections in Georgia
Civil Georgia
... Georgians through use of force and on the other hand to bribe Georgian voters with money from that very same country [Russia]," Saakashvili said while meeting a group of EURONEST Parliamentary Assembly members in his residence in Tbilisi.
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Little progress in talks in wake of Georgia-Russia war
Democracy & Freedom Watch
by DFWatch staff | Mar 31 TBILISI, DFWatch – After the 19th round of the Geneva talks, Georgia hopes that Moscow, like Tbilisi, will commit to a non-use of force pledge; but such a pledge does not seem to be forthcoming. Regular talks have been held in ...
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Senate Confirms New US Ambassador to Georgia
Civil Georgia
Richard Norland, a career diplomat, has been confirmed by the US Senate as new ambassador to Georgia to replace John Bass, who has been serving in Tbilisi since late 2009. Norland, a former ambassador to Uzbekistan and deputy chief of mission at the ...
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US Ambassador to Georgia is confident in NDI's polling methods
Democracy & Freedom Watch
by DFWatch staff | Mar 31 US Ambassador to Georgia John Bass says NDI's and IRI's polls are done by legitimate methodology and it's important to distinguish between the results themselves and they way the results are portrayed. TBILISI, DFWatch – The ...
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Georgia top Spain and England
UEFA.com (press release)
Elite round Group 3 hosts Georgia finished above the only two teams to qualify for eight of the first ten UEFA European Under-17 Championships, Spain and England, to make it to the 11th final tournament. All four teams in the Tbilisi-based group went ...
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Georgia's refugees to be top priority for the ombudsman
Democracy & Freedom Watch
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian Public Defender gives priority to the problems of internally displaced persons (IDPs). Giorgi Tughushi presented his annual report on human rights in Georgia, which in details describes problems faced in different areas, ...
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Georgia wants a to stop to heritage vandalism in Abkhazia
Democracy & Freedom Watch
by DFWatch staff | Mar 31 TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian parliament asks the international community to react to intentional destruction of historical monuments on the territory of Georgia's breakaway region Abkhazia. The Georgian legislative body ...
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Tbilisi State University Bans Soviet Texbooks - Kanal PIK TV
Georgian media report that foreign textbooks may replace Soviet literature as the Tbilisi State University Faculty of Law plans to abandon Russian editions.
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Friday, March 30, 2012

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Archaeological findings show Georgia one of earliest to collect, use honey: TV
Xinhua
TBILISI, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The South Caucasus country of Georgia may have joined Spain, Egypt and China as one of the earliest nations in the world to have collected and used honey as food. Local television Rustavi2 reported Thursday findings had ...
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Report: Georgia Unearths the World's Oldest Honey
EurasiaNet
After a thorough examination of some five-millennia-plus-old jars unearthed in Georgia, archeologists have declared that the artifacts contain the world's oldest honey. The honey stains found in the ceramic vessels, found 170 kilometers west of Tbilisi ...
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Fearing the bandwagon effect: Georgia's opinion poll wars
Democracy & Freedom Watch
by DFWatch staff | Mar 30 TBILISI, DFWatch – A new opinion poll in Georgia surprisingly showed that a new opposition movement has little support. Was it a sensational, true, finding, or did the pollster "cook" the survey? The election campaign is well ...
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Nineteenth Round of Geneva Talks
Civil Georgia
A Georgian negotiator noted "relatively positive" development after the nineteenth round of Geneva talks on March 29 expressing hope that discussions would lead to the point when Moscow reciprocates to Tbilisi's unilateral non-use of force pledge.
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Russian Deputy FM: Georgia Setting Up Illegal Armed Groups
Civil Georgia
Seizing upon allegations voiced by Alasania, authorities in breakaway Abkhazia also accused Tbilisi on March 23 of setting up paramilitary groups, saying that it was continuation of the Georgian leadership' "policy of terror and intimidation."
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Georgia's parliamentarians on the move
Democracy & Freedom Watch
by DFWatch staff | Mar 30 TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia has changed its laws so that parliament can meet in the new parliament building in Kutaisi already from May 1. During a transition period, Georgia's parliamentarians may gather at either the new ...
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UEFA seeks Georgian companies for corporate hospitality programme
Messenger.ge
By Messenger Staff A presentation of the UEFA EURO 2012's Corporate Hospitality Programme, Club Prestige, was held at the Radisson Blu Iveria in Tbilisi yesterday, in hopes of attracting more Georgian companies to the event.
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Ivanishvili citizenship decision next week
Democracy & Freedom Watch
by DFWatch staff | Mar 30 TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia's Deputy Justice Minister says there will be a decision in about a week regarding the businessman who had his citizenship revoked. Bidzina Ivanishvili is considered to be Georgian president Mikheil ...
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Bulgaria's PM Borisov to Pay Visits to Georgia, Armenia
Novinite.com
Borisov's visit to the Southern Caucasus states is to be realized at the invitation of the Prime Ministers of Georgia and Armenia, Nikoloz Gilauri and Tigran Sargsyan. Borisov will be accompanied in Tbilisi and Yerevan by Bulgarian Transport Minister ...
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Officials Train Georgian Border Inspectors in Preparation for Tallinn-Tbilisi ...
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Police and Border Guard Board passport control specialists are training border and airport personnel in Georgia, ahead of the opening of the Tallinn-Tbilisi air route on April 8. The purpose of the three-week dispatch is to minimize the risk of illegal ...
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Tbilisi Opens Caucasus Cinema Festival - Kanal PIK TV
The Caucasus Film Festival began today in Tbilisi, with 12 movies by ... Youth Olympic ...
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Thursday, March 29, 2012

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Azeri gas short list expected by June
UPI.com
TBILISI, Georgia, March 29 (UPI) -- Partners working in the Shah Deniz natural gas field in Azerbaijan could make a decision on the short list for gas transit options by June, a BP official said. Neil Dunn, manager of Georgia operations for BP, ...
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Russian Foreign Ministry: Georgia blocks guarantees on non-use of force in ...
Trend.az
Tbilisi does not want to sign a contract with Tskhinvali and Sukhumi, considering this conflict as Georgian-Russian. Moscow, in turn, refuses to give assurances of Tbilisi on non-use of force, and insists on a legally binding obligation of Georgia on ...
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Clause in Georgian law may block election observers
Democracy & Freedom Watch
by DFWatch staff | Mar 29 TBILISI, DFWatch – A little known clause in Georgia's election law may allow the authorities to block most foreign election observers, only allowing two observers from each organization. This includes the OSCE and the EU.
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Talks on association between EU and Georgia held in Tbilisi
Trend.az
Ninth plenary session of negotiations in order to develop the text of the Association Agreement between Georgia and the EU was held. The first round of negotiations with regard to a deep and comprehensive free trade space (DC FTA) was held during the ...
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Georgian president: Tbilisi, Seoul to establish air service
Trend.az
Air services will be established between Tbilisi and Seoul, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili told journalists on Thursday after meeting with his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak in Seoul. He said negotiations are underway on this matter ...
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In Georgia, 40% of prisoners who die have injuries
Democracy & Freedom Watch
by DFWatch staff | Mar 29 TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian Public Defender on Thursday presented his annual report on human rights in th country. Among the most important problems is conditions in the prison and penitentiary system in Georgia, ...
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Georgian Students Opting For English In Foreign Language Test
Bernama
TBILISI, March 29 (Bernama) -- The Georgian Education Ministry said on Wednesday English has become the no.1 choice in foreign language test for 73 percent of students sitting for the 2012 national examinations, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
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England Lose, Spain Held in U-17 Euro Qualifiers
Daijiworld.com
Tbilisi (Georgia), Mar 29 (IANS): Hosts Georgia pulled off a surprise 1-0 win over England while Spain and Ukraine played to 2-2 draw in the second round of the group three qualification for the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship finals.
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GIOGIE-2012 conference discusses importance of Southern Corridor for energy ...
Trend.az
The issue of using Southern Corridor for energy supplies to European markets was discussed at the eleventh GIOGIE-2012 international conference on oil, gas, energy and infrastructure held in Tbilisi on March 28-29. Georgia is located at the strategic ...
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On TripAdvisor's Georgia travel forum, travellers are asking questions and offering advice on topics like "Flights tbilisi mesti".
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

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Georgia: Caucasus Film Festival a Hit
EurasiaNet
A week-long Caucasus Cinema Festival is underway in Tbilisi. In a region marked by discord during the post-Soviet era, the festival strives to promote peace-building by highlighting cultural commonalities. The driving force behind the festival is ...
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Georgia c.bank keeps refinancing rate at 6.50 pct
Reuters
| TBILISI, March 28 (Reuters) - Georgia's central bank kept its key interest rate at 6.50 percent on Wednesday as inflation was on track to meet the government's target for this year. The central bank last changed refinancing rate in January, ...
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Georgia toasts tourists with alcoholic fountain
Montreal Gazette
TBILISI - The authorities in Georgia are hoping to intoxicate tourists with their country's charms by building a fountain which pumps out strong alcoholic liquor instead of water once a week. The fountain being built on top of a new tower in the Black ...
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$320 million to be allocated on Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project in Georgia ...
Trend.az
Some $320 million to be allocated on construction and rehabilitation of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project's Georgian section in 2012, Marabda-Kartsakhi Railway company wrote Trend in e-mail on Wednesday. Meanwhile, according to the company, ...
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Europe ANC Leaders Meet With Georgian Ambassador
Asbarez Armenian News
The ambassador was also informed that an ANC Europe delegation would be visiting Tbilisi in coming days to meet with European representatives in Georgia as a follow-up to Gabrielyan's meetings in Brussels. The ANC Europe leaders also informed the ...
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No final decision on Azeri gas route to Europe until 2013: BP
Platts
BP Georgia Manager Neil Dunn told a conference in Tbilisi Wednesday that the Shah Deniz consortium, for which BP is the operator, is drawing up a short list of prospective delivery systems to southern and central Europe, including a truncated version ...
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Georgia toasts tourists with alcoholic fountain
The Province
Authorities in Georgia hope to intoxicate tourists by pumping alcohol out of a fountain in Batumi once a week. TBILISI - The authorities in Georgia are hoping to intoxicate tourists with their country's charms by building a fountain which pumps out ...
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Georgian TV show mocks 'women's logic'
Democracy & Freedom Watch
TBILISI, DFWatch – In Georgia, there have been demonstrations throughout March against what is seen as violations of women's rights. The national TV channel Imedi started a show called 'Women's Logic'. The concept is that three two-member groups of men ...
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TA exhibit highlights last rural Georgian Jews
Jerusalem Post
"Kakiashvili holds the keys to the synagogue and drives once a month to Tbilisi to bring back kosher meat," Yaari said. "He rarely comes to Israel. I don't know why. We learned on our trip not to ask too many questions. But when he passes away that ...
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Azerbaijan: Jockeying Intensifies in Caspian Gas Pipeline Race
EurasiaNet
Caspian gas exports was the main topic of discussion at the 11th Georgian International Oil & Gas, Energy & Infrastructure Conference and Showcase, held March 28 in Tbilisi. It was clear from the chatter of conference participants that lots of ...
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Tbilisi Prosecutors Office / Architects of Invention | ArchDaily
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Location: Tbilisi, Georgia Photographs: Courtesy of Architects of Invention. Courtesy of Architects of Invention. Young Georgian practice Architects of Invention has completed its first building in Tbilisi, the stunning Prosecutor's Office. The firm ...
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WiP Series: Political Power of Cultural Elites in Georgia, Tbilisi - CRRC
Invisible structures in society, such as elite configurations, both enable and restrict the social interactions that reinforce the exercise of power and influence, ...
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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Luxury Hotel Prices in Tbilisi amongst the Highest in Europe
The FINANCIAL
The FINANCIAL -- While Georgia boasts about having brought in famous international hotel brands, the prices being charged per night for a room at one of Tbilisi's best hotels remain amongst the highest in Europe's capitals as well as a number of other ...
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Russians not safe in Georgia – FM
RT
According to the official, Russian entrepreneur Konstantin Rodionov – who arrived in Georgia from Moscow on a business trip – was arrested in the Tbilisi airport on February 17. The man is currently kept in a pre-trial detention centre in the Georgian ...
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England beat Ukraine, Georgia tie Spain in Euro 2012 U-17
Newstrack India
Tbilisi (Georgia), March 27 (IANS) England narrowly beat Ukraine 1-0 while hosts Georgia forced a 1-1 draw against Spain in their Group three qualification for the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 football Championships. The qualification is known as the ...
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Georgia does not recognize elections in breakaway regions
Democracy & Freedom Watch
by DFWatch staff | Mar 27 TBILISI, DFWatch – Tbilisi does not recognize last weekend's elections for parliament and president in Georgia's breakaway regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia, respectively. Nino Kalandadze, Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia ...
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'I Am the Last Free Man in This Country'
Spiegel Online
The 56-year-old businessman lives in a futuristic glass-and-steel palace high above the roofs of the Georgian capital Tbilisi. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, Ivanishvili sets out his political vision and paints a bleak picture of Georgia under ...
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Georgia Forbes editor quits over 'censorship'
The Daily Star
TBILISI: The editor-in-chief of the Georgian edition of 'Forbes' magazine said on Tuesday he had resigned over pressure from the publishers to stop covering an anti-government billionaire. Editor-in-chief Revaz Sakevarishvili told Georgian media he had ...
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Leaked poll shows Saakashvili's party will remain in power
Democracy & Freedom Watch
by DFWatch staff | Mar 27 TBILISI, DFWatch – If there were elections tomorrow 47 percent would vote for the party of President Mikheil Saakashvili, the National Movement, according to a survey by the US National Democratic Institute. The Georgian Dream ...
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Chief of General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces arrives in Georgia
Trend.az
Chief of Staff of Armenian Armed Forces, Colonel-General Yuri Khachaturov is on a working visit to Tbilisi. The Georgian Ministry of Defence told Trend he met with his Georgian counterpart, Major-General Devi Chankotadze on Tuesday.
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Leaked Poll Gives Ruling Party Strong Lead
Civil Georgia
It is also the policy of NDI Tbilisi office to refute any press report misrepresenting the poll data. On March 27, the Georgian news agency, InterPressNews (IPN), reported segments of the NDI-commissioned survey dealing with political parties.
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Monday, March 26, 2012

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Former KGB boss leads in South Ossetia's presidential election but faces a runoff
Washington Post
TBILISI, Georgia — A former KGB chief in Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia finished on top in a presidential election, but without the majority necessary to claim victory in the first round, election officials said Monday.
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S. Ossetia Presidential Race Headed to 2nd Round
The Moscow Times
TBILISI, Georgia — A former KGB chief topped the poll in the first round of voting to become president of the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia and now faces a runoff against a human rights ombudsman after Russia's preferred candidate was ...
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South Ossetia Faces Runoff as Georgia Calls Elections a Farce
Bloomberg
South Ossetia "staged a farce," Georgia's Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze told reporters today in the Black Sea nation's capital, Tbilisi. "No one will recognize these elections, no matter who wins." Only Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, ...
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Eastern Partnership forum meets in Tbilisi
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Grzegorz Schetyna, Chairman of the Sejm Committee of Foreign Affairs of Poland, emphasized the priorities of the forum, saying he hopes discussions in Tbilisi will "write a new chapter" in terms of cooperation. The guests also welcomed Georgia's ...
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South Ossetia needs 2nd round to choose a president
Kyiv Post
Today at 10:50 | AP TBILISI, Georgia — A former KGB chief in Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia has finished on top in a presidential election, but without the majority necessary to claim victory in the first round. Leonid Tibilov will face ...
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Controversial sculptor Zurab Tsereteli opens museum in Georgian capital
Art Newspaper
Web only The Georgian-born painter and sculptor Zurab Tsereteli opened the Zurab Tsereteli Museum of Modern Art in his hometown of Tbilisi on 29 February. Just a few days earlier he had been dismissed as an adviser to the Moscow city government.
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'Hastening reforms' in Georgia [INTERVIEW]
New Europe
Georgia's transformation into a free-trade economy should not harm social protections in the long term, a senior Polish politician has said. Speaking at the 1st EU-Eastern Partnership Forum in Tbilisi, Michał Szczerba, a member of the foreign affairs ...
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Sherman Presses USAID to Target US Assistance to Javakhk
Asbarez Armenian News
In September of 2011, ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian and Communications Director Elizabeth Chouldjian travelled to Javakhk and Tbilisi, Georgia, and held a series of meetings with local non-government organization leaders as well as high-level meetings ...
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Ex-KGB chief wins first round of South Ossetia poll
Democracy & Freedom Watch
TBILISI, DFWatch – Leonid Tibilov, a former head of the KGB in Georgia's breakaway region South Ossetia beat the other three candidates in the president elections Sunday. In the region's previous attempt to select a leader, an opposition candidate won ...
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Tbilisi to host the first round of negotiations on free trade zone with the EU
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The first round of formal talks on a Georgian-EU agreement on a zone of deep and comprehensive free trade will take place in Tbilisi from 27 to 28 March, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze announced today, News-Georgia reports.
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Georgia-EU Free Trade Agreement In Progress – Georgia, a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia, will sign a free trade agreement with the EU in ...
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