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52 convicts to be released under early release

12.06.13 10:59

Fifty-two convicts will be released under the decision of the Parole Commission today. The commission discussed applications on early release submitted by three hundred prisoners, but approved only 52 of them.

Putin reviews Russia`s strategy towards Georgia

12.06.13 10:22

Russian president Vladimir Putin cannot imagine change of Russia`s position towards Georgia`s occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali and believes that the decision on independence should be taken by the population of the people living on these territories. 

Parliament to vote for UN, NATO ambassadors

12.06.13 10:00

Georgian lawmakers will vote for the candidates of ambassadors of Georgia to UN and NATO today. The candidate for the permanent representative to the UN is Kakha Imnadze and the candidate of ambassador to the NATO is Levan Dolidze.

Prime Minister met with Director of Frankfurt Book Fair

11.06.13 18:16

Bidzina Ivanishvili met with Juergen Boos, Director of Frankfurt Book Fair, and Tobias Voss, Vice President of Frankfurt Book Fair. 

Leadership of Joint Staff of Armed Forces visits Afghanistan

11.06.13 17:29

The representatives of the Joint Staff of Georgian Armed Forces pay visit to Afghanistan. Under the decision of Minister of Defence of Georgia, Deputy Chief of the JS COL Lasha Beridze, Head of Military Police Department Kakha Chikhradze, Commander of Eastern Operative Grouping LTC Grigol Chelidze and Chief of the Staff of Engineer Brigade of Western Operative Grouping LTC Gocha Shavgulidze arrived in Afghanistan. 

Opposition objects to amending of law on higher education

11.06.13 17:16

Lawmakers discussed legislative initiative on amending the law on higher education institutions, which aims at changing the rule of appointing rectors - according to the initiative, rectors of the universities will be appointed by Prime Minister of Georgia. 

Foreign Minister makes statement regarding the expansion of occupation line

11.06.13 15:31

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia says the government will ignore any provocation by the Russian side and use only diplomatic and peaceful measures to suspend the process of installation of new fences and expansion of occupation boundary line along the occupied territories of Georgia.  

Employ of Chinese company arrested for machinations

11.06.13 14:48

Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance has arrested an employ of one of a Chinese companies participating in the rehabilitation project of the National Center of Oncology Diseases.