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Ambassadors in Georgia wish a happy new year with creative video messages

Ambassador of Israel to Georgia Ran Gidor made a Georgian dessert called gozinaki made of walnuts and honey that is exclusively served on New Year's Eve. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 01 Jan 2021 - 18:05, Tbilisi,Georgia

Ambassadors of Israel to Georgia Ran Gidor and EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzel have creatively congratulated Georgia on the New Year.

Ambassador of Israel to Georgia Ran Gidor made a Georgian dessert called gozinaki made of walnuts and honey that is exclusively served on New Year's Eve.

The ambassador decorated his supra (feast) with chichilaki, a Christmas tree made of hazelnut branches.

The Embassy of Israel to Georgia congratulates all our friends and partners for the New Year!” writes the Embassy of Israel to Georgia.

EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Harzell published a video in which he wished Georgians a happy new year and performed the song ‘Snowflakes’ by composer Iakob Bobokhidze with his wife and Georgian musician Zaza Khutsishvili.

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