Tag Archives: Georgia

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 …

Azerbaijan will repatriate 178 citizens from neighbouring Georgia on June 23, local media reported with reference to Azerbaijan’s embassy in Georgia on June 22. This morning, all 178 citizens passed COVID-19 test, results of which will be known in the second part of the day. Citizens with negative result will …

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 …

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 …

Georgian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Zurab Pataradze has said that Azerbaijan is one of the largest investors in Georgia, adding that his country seeks to expand cooperation with Baku in various spheres in the future. Pataradze made the remarks during the meeting with members of the Azerbaijani-Georgian working group on interparliamentary …

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 …

Azerbaijan’s State Border Service (SBS) has officially informed the Georgian Border Guard about the possible violation of the state border between the two countries, the SBS’ press service reported on its website on June 3. Thus, according to the report, Azerbaijani SBS received the information that a group of Georgian citizens …

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has congratulated the Muslims living in Georgia on the occasion of Ramadan, Trend reports via the prime minister’s press office. Giorgi Gakharia met with Muslim religious leaders at the government administration on May 25. During the meeting, Gakharia emphasized the multi-century long tradition of peaceful coexistence …

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili. “Dear Madame President, it is on the occasion of the national holiday of friendly Georgia – the Independence Day that on my own behalf and on behalf of the people of Azerbaijan I offer my best …

On 22 May, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov had a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of Georgia David Zalkaliani. The sides exchanged views on the measures taken by both states to fight the global pandemic and underlined the importance of international solidarity in this regard. The ministers exchanged information …