Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday concluded his official visit to Turkey. The Government head and his delegation received a sendoff at Ankara Esenboğa Airport from Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Turkey, and other officials, the Government Administration said.
Having successfully obtained the EU candidate country status, Georgia is now poised to engage in membership negotiations with the European Union. We are now working on new ‘9 steps’. And this is a challenging period for our future integration with the EU, because the process coincides with the parliamentary elections later this year. Therefore, we need to make a serious effort to secure our democracy.
On March 4, I travelled from Tbilisi to Berlin, only to discover at the airport of the German capital that Georgia was still in front of me in the middle of Europe. The reason for this was the numerous advertising banners that positioned Georgia impressively with the messages of “Infinite hospitality - Georgia”, “Find Infinite Wonders”, “Meet Infinite Culture” and more. I quickly realised the Georgian adventure in Berlin was only beginning.
As I am approaching the end of my ambassadorial term in Georgia, it is time to take a small step back and try to absorb all the unforgettable personal and professional experiences of the past 2.5 years. Time has flown so incredibly fast and it’s impossible to believe that soon I’ll have to pack up once again and move on.
Today, December 13, 2021, English-language Georgian news platform Agenda.ge is marking its 8th birthday. I am retiring as the editor in chief of Agenda.ge at the end of December 2021. My mission and time as the head of Agenda.ge has come to its end. Starting January 1, 2022, I will no longer be the editor-in-chief.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday claimed that in case President Salome Zourabichvili “decides to lead the United National Movement party”, this “will be the announcement of opening a second front” in Georgia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday said he had confirmed his Government’s willingness to discuss “legal notes” on the newly adopted law on transparency of foreign influence during his phone conversations with Charles Michel, the President of the European Council.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday told the media the participation of European officials this week in a protest rally in Tbilisi against the controversial law on transparency of foreign influence, “negatively affects” the image of their countries and the European Union as a whole.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday condemned the attack on Slovak PM Robert Fico, who had been shot multiple times on Wednesday after a government meeting in Handlova.
Georgia is hosting the 57th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank next month under the slogan “The Bridge to the Future”, to reflect its stance as a country with a long history of serving as a natural bridge between Europe and Asia. It is also set to host the major event with a status as a candidate for membership in the European Union, as the country aims to showcase its potential as a vital link between the two continents and encourage building bridges.
The Time Out magazine, a travel publication, has named Georgia’s northern highland town of Stepantsminda among its 16 “most beautiful small towns around the world to visit in one lifetime”.
The Union of European Football Associations on Wednesday highlighted the Georgian national football team’s first-ever qualification for a major international tournament after the squad defeated Greece to book a spot at the 2024 European Championship.
The Times of India, an English-language Indian daily newspaper and digital news media, is promoting Georgia and its capital of Tbilisi as a visitor destination.