Georgia and Ukraine have chosen to aspire to the Euro-Atlantic space, First Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Giorgi Khanishvili said, Trend reports via Georgian media. He made the remarks on the sidelines of the tenth meeting of the Georgian-Ukrainian Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation, with Natia Turnava (Minister of …
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Turkish president, NATO chief discuss E.Med on phone
Turkey’s president Friday spoke to the NATO head over the phone, with the latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean discussed, the Turkish authorities said, according to Anadolu Agency. In the phone call with Jean Stoltenberg, Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed that Turkey supports a fair solution in the Eastern Mediterranean with …
Read More »Highest temperature on Earth’ as Death Valley, US hits 54.4C
What could be the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth – 130F (54.4C) – may have been reached in Death Valley National Park, California, APA reports citing BBC. The recording is being verified by the US National Weather Service. It comes amid a heatwave on the US’s west coast, where temperatures …
Read More »Huawei to request UK to delay 5G network removal
China’s Huawei Technologies has requested a meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to work out a deal to delay its potential removal from the country’s 5G phone network, Trend reports citing Reuters. The Chinese telecoms equipment maker is seeking to delay its removal from the from the country’s 5G telecoms networks until …
Read More »Three new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Georgia
Three new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were confirmed in Georgia, bringing the total number of infected people to 951, Trend reports citing 1tv.ge. The information has been recently updated on a special website stopcov.ge created by the Georgian government. Three patients recovered. The number of recoveries stands at 828. In total 15 …
Read More »Geostat reveals producer price indices for services in Georgia
Producer Price Index for telecommunication services decreased by 0.03 percent in April 2020 compared to the previous month in Georgia, Trend reports referring to Georgian National Statistics Office (Geostat). The prices were lower mainly for other telecommunications services (-0.5 percent). The overall index increased by 14.3 percent compared to the same month …
Read More »EU to open borders to citizens of Georgia, among some other countries
The European Union (EU) has decided to include Georgia in the list of the countries whose citizens will be allowed to enter the EU when borders open, Trend reports referring to Euronews. According to the report, officials are debating on the border reopening date. Initially, the borders were supposed to open on …
Read More »Georgia expects rich hazelnut harvest
Hazelnut harvest will exceed 50,000 tons in Georgia, Trend reports with reference to Georgian Hazelnut Growers Association. More than 90 percent of the harvest will be exported, and the key markets will be Italy and Germany. The association noted rapid development of the sector over the past few years. If the climatic …
Read More »Georgia to cancel two-week quarantine for visitors from abroad
Starting July 1, a two-week quarantine for those arriving in Georgia will be cancelled, director of the Georgian Airports Association Tamar Archuadze said, Trend reports via Georgian media. Archuadze said as soon as the “green corridors” are created to facilitate air flights in a number of directions, compulsory COVID-19 tests for …
Read More »Business sector turnover expands in Georgia
The volume of business sector turnover increased by 13.5 percent in first quarter of 2020 compared to the same quarter of previous year and amounted to 26 billion lari ($8.4 billion) in Georgia, Trend reports referring to National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) The production value of the business sector is characterized …
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