Valdas Adamkus Boulevard opens in Georgia`s Black Sea town
02.06.12 21:14
A boulevard named after Valdas Adamkus, the former president of Lithuania opened in Georgia`s Black Sea town of Anaklia today. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili opened the boulevard with Mr. Adamkus.
National folk dances and songs of Georgia and Lithuania were performed at the opening ceremony.
The president and the former leader of Lithuania delivered their speeches at the ceremony.
Mikheil Saakashvili in his speech stressed the business-like as well as friendly relations between the two countries; he recalled the great support Lithuania expressed for Georgia during the Russia-Georgia war in 2008.
Valdas Adamkus in his speech underlined the reforms, which have been carried out in Georgia in the recent years.
Minister of Culture of Georgia Guram Odisharia has denied the reports about intention to dismiss the director of the National Musical Center Nikoloz Memanishvili. Minister downplayed the reports about inspection conducted at the musical center and defined that the special commission is only probing into the work of the center...
Representatives of Administration of Muslims of All Georgia were not let by locals into the village of Samtatskaro of Dedoplistskaro district in Eastern Georgia, where they intended to say a Friday prayer today.
Special event was held on behalf of the Prime Minister of Georgia at Bazaleti tourist complex on the Independence Day on May 26. Prime Minister hosted Patriarch of Georgia, lawmakers, workers of art, sportsmen and foreign diplomats.
Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II condemns the violence that occurred on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi on May 17, when the LGBT rally was dispersed by the worshippers and protestors of a counter-demonstration.
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The Orthodox Church of Georgia marks the St. Giorgi (George) Day on May 6. Georgian Catholicos Patriarch Ilia II will conduct a holy mass at the Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi.
Delegation of Georgian Ministry of Culture and experts will visit Oshki church in historic Tao-Klarjeti, Turkey, today. The delegation arrived in Turkey a few days ago to monitor restoration and cleaning works on Ishkani church, which they said was conducted improperly causing damage of ancient frescos.
The first official meeting of the working group of Georgian and Turkish experts will be held in Turkey today - the official delegation of the ministry of culture left for Ankara this morning.
