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Economy Ministry: TV Pirveli spread disinformation about gold mining in Mestia Municipality

The licenses for gold mining near Mestia’s Ghvebaldi and Gvalderi villages had not been issued following the electronic auction hosted on February 15, 2022, the Ministry noted. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge

Agenda.ge, 20 Mar 2022 - 18:38, Tbilisi,Georgia

Opposition-minded TV Pirveli channel spread “false and unverified” information about the issuance of licenses for gold mining in Georgia’s northwest Mestia Municipality, the Georgian Economy Ministry said on Sunday.

The licenses for gold mining near Mestia’s Ghvebaldi and Gvalderi villages had not been issued following the electronic auction hosted on February 15, 2022, the Ministry noted.

The statement highlighted that by spreading disinformation, TV Pirveli attempted to “deliberately” mislead the public.

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