Travellers can now walk on ‘Street of Georgians’ in Lithuania’s capital
Georgian Ambassador to Lithuania Khatuna Salukvadze opened Kartvelu Street. Photo: Embassy of Lithuania to Georgia.
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The visitors of Lithuania’s capital city Vilnius can now walk on Georgians Street – Kartvelu Street from now on.
Georgian Ambassador to Lithuania Khatuna Salukvadze opened Kartvelu Street during the cultural days ‘the Summer of the Georgian Culture in Lithuania 2019.”
Cultural days ‘the Summer of the Georgian Culture in Lithuania 2019" are underway in Vilnius. Photo:Embassy of Lithuania to Georgia.
In May 2018 Lithuania’s government made a historic decision and changed Georgia’s name in the Lithuanian language. From 2018 the official title of Georgia is Sakartvelo, not Gruzija.
The decision was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the First Republic of Georgia.
Tbilisi and Vilnius are celebrating the tenth anniversary of their friendship this year.
Tbilisi Square in Vilnius hosted Ensemble Suliko’s concert in relation to the anniversary.
Georgia and Lithuania established diplomatic relations in 1994. In 2004 Georgia opened its embassy to the Republic of Lithuania.
A Georgian consulate has opened in the city of Blagoevgrad, in southwestern Bulgaria.
Georgia will open embassies in the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam, Georgia’s Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani announced earlier today.
Lithuania has made a historic decision and changed Georgia’s name in its language.From now on, the official title of Georgia will be Sakartvelo, not Gruzija.
The government of Georgia has announced a series of festive events to mark the 100th anniversary from the creation of the Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1918. The Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze stated today that special festive events will take place in Akhaltsikhe, in the south-west of Georgia, on the territory of Rabati castle.
President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili has congratulated Gitanas Nauseda on his victory in the presidential elections of Lithuania.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has met with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili as part of his official visit to Georgia earlier today.
“I want to confirm that Lithuania is a true friend of Georgia, Georgian people and a true supporter of it’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations”, Lithuanian FM Gabrielius Landsbergis said after a meeting with his Georgian counterpart, David Zalkaliani.
A two-day festival of Lithuanian art and culture is on at Mziuri Park, one of Tbilisi's favourite recreational areas, with music, cinema and sports of the country introduced to locals as part of Georgia's Independence Day celebrations this week.