Tbilisi TV Tower goes green for Ireland
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Tbilisi’s iconic TV Tower was among a number of world-wide stadiums, statues, castles and towers all around the globe that went green last night to celebrate Ireland's St. Patrick’s Day.
This is the third year Tbilisi has officially joined in the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
Tbilisi TV Tower illuminated in green for Ireland's St. Patrick's Day. Photo: MFA of Georgia.
For the first celebration in 2015, the Tbilisi City Council (Sakrebulo) building was illuminated in green in addition to Tbilisi’s TV tower for the Irish holiday.
The event was part of Tourism Ireland’s annual Global Greening initiative, in which a number of the world’s iconic landmarks participated, including the London Eye, Nelson’s Column in London, Selfridges department store in London, the Colosseum in Rome, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Burj al Arab in Dubai, the Roue de Paris, the ‘Welcome’ sign in Las Vegas, Niagara Falls, the Empire State Building in New York, the Sky Tower in New Zealand and the Great Wall of China.
Tbilisi’s iconic TV Tower is illuminated in green to celebrate 20 years of Georgia-Ireland diplomatic relations.
For the first time in Georgia’s history, the country has officially celebrated St. Patrick’s Day, where Tbilisi City Hall in the centre of the Georgian capital went green for the holiday.
Photo exhibition "Life and Language in Georgia’’, hosted by the dlr LexIcon Library near Dublin, promotes Georgia as a tourist destination
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has met with a parliamentary delegation from Ireland. The Irish lawmakers confirmed their strong support for Georgia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
In doing so, Ireland becomes the ninth EU country out of 12 classifying countries according to their security level which have decided to consider Georgia as a secure country.
The Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence Committees of the Parliament of Ireland have adopted a joint resolution on Georgia, where they praised the Georgian reforms and the country’s democratic advancement and reaffirmed their support to Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.