Enterprise Georgia, the state agency promoting entrepreneurship, investment and exports, on Monday said it was launching a new programme to improve access to finance for domestic enterprises by promoting the capital market, in particular by stimulating the issuance of securities, Azernews reports, citing Agenda. Mikheil Khidureli, the CEO of the Agency, held …
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Türkiye, Georgia ink cultural cooperation program
Türkiye and Georgia on Friday signed a cultural cooperation program for the years 2024-2028 in Istanbul, Azernews reports, citing Anadolu Agency. The program was signed by Türkiye’s Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Ersoy and Georgia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture, Sport and Youth Thea Tsulukiani at the Ataturk Cultural Center …
Read More »Czech Republic mourns victims of Prague university mass shooting
The Czech Republic observed a minute’s silence at midday (11:00 GMT) to commemorate those killed in Thursday’s mass shooting at a Prague university, Azernews reports citing BBC. Flags on official buildings were flown at half-mast to mark a day of national mourning. Fourteen people were shot dead at the Faculty of Arts …
Read More »Georgian FM: Authorities are ready to ensure free elections in 2024
Georgia is ready to ensure a free, fair and transparent electoral process in the upcoming parliamentary elections in 2024, Azernews reports, Georgian Foreign Ministry Ilya Darchiashvili telling at a meeting with the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the OSCE Matteo Mecacci. The meeting was held within …
Read More »President of Turkiye and Russia have telephone conversation
On October 24, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation, citing the Turkish Presidency, Azernews reports. The heads of state discussed issues of mutual interest. In March, Turkiye hosted a round of talks between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators, who discussed a possible deal to end …
Read More »Armenia spreads conflict from Garabagh to Georgia: what happens in Samtse-Javakheti?
It is impossible to give a logical name to what the Armenians have done in the last few dacades. Provocations, accusations and sometimes pretending to be innocent sheep – all these are of particular character of Armenians. It is possible that ears and eyes always get used to the name …
Read More »Germany to put Georgia on safe country list
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has announced plans to put Georgia and Moldova on the list of safe countries, Georgian media outlet IPN reported on Wednesday, Azernews reports, citing Agenda. Faeser noted the two countries’ aspirations to join the European Union and added “[i]n both states, citizens are generally not at risk …
Read More »Turkiye offers to exchange state debt for green projects in Kyrgyzstan
Turkiye was offered to consider the possibility of exchanging state debt for the implementation of green projects in Kyrgyzstan, as well as to participate in the construction of Asman eco-city, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan said, Azernews reports, citing Kabar. Kyrgyz Ambassador to Turkiye …
Read More »Baklava tastes great, but where does it originate from?
Turks and Greeks agree that baklava is great but disagree on who invented it first, a recent survey showed, Azernes report, citing Anadolu Agency. The survey, conducted in Greece and Türkiye between June 14 and 16 with the participation of over 1,800 people, revealed that more than 95% of Turks …
Read More »EU Ambassador: bloc “needs good news” from Georgia to create “positive atmosphere” for ties
Pawel Herczynski, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia, on Saturday said the bloc needed to receive “good news” from Georgia regarding its progress on the conditions outlined by the EU last year for granting Tbilisi its membership candidate status, in order to create a “positive atmosphere” for future relations between …
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