The U.S. National Democratic Institute (NDI) has published results of the survey of public opninion. The survey was carried out from 4-22 June, 2012. It shows the attitudes of people of Georgia to democracy, reforms, external and internal issues.
Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze accepted today OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zanier. Pre-election environment and the upcoming parliamentary elections were discussed at the meeting.
Working sitting of the EPP Eastern Partnership Summit is underway in Georgia`s Black Sea town of Batumi. Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili opened the sitting today morning. Especially for the meeting, Wilfried Martens, the president of the European People`s Party arrived in Batumi.
Georgia`s Shida Kartli Region has a new governor. Sulkhan Sibashvili has replaced Giorgi Tatishvili at the position. The new governor was introduced by the head of teh president`s administration at the regional administration in the town of Gori today.
Before the conference, Wilfried Martens gave an exclusive interview to the Courier News of Rustavi 2 TV-station today. The president of teh European People`s Party said the course Georgia has chosen for integration into the European Union is a right course and the reforms should continue in the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili accepted Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov today. At the meeting, issues of bilateral cooperation between teh two countries were discussed.
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, within his Caucasian tour, has started official meetings in Tbilisi. The secretary general will meet the chairman of parliament, the political opposition and representatives of the foreign ministry of Georgia.