Author: Goga Akhalkatsi

Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday said restoring the territorial integrity of the country was the “main national task” of the Government, in comments over the 31st anniversary of the 1992-1993 war in the Russian-occupied Abkhazia region. In his remarks, Kobakhidze cited the maintenance of “long-term” peace in the country as the “main result” of the Georgian Dream Government’s policy. “One of our tasks is to avoid war in our country in the most difficult situation, which we have successfully managed in the last year and a half, and I am sure that the…

India’s largest airline, IndiGo, recently added another international destination – Tbilisi in Georgia. The airline is on a network expansion spree, particularly to new international markets. This comes in addition to its growing codeshare with Turkish Airlines, which has opened several European routes for the carrier. Flight to Tbilisi IndiGo has started flying to the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi, from New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL). The airline began this service on August 8th. This is IndiGo’s 29th international and 107th overall destination. Vinay Malhotra, Head of Global Sales at IndiGo, commented, “We are delighted to commence the first direct flight between…

A former International Criminal Court chief prosecutor has said there is “reasonable basis to believe that genocide is being committed against Armenians” in the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh. “There are no crematories and there are no machete attacks. Starvation is the invisible genocide weapon. Without immediate dramatic change, this group of Armenians will be destroyed in a few weeks,” said Luis Moreno Ocampo in an expert opinion letter on Monday. Responding to the comments, a lawyer hired by Azerbaijan called the findings “fundamentally flawed.” Nagorno-Karabakh is a landlocked area between Eastern Europe and Western Asia that is home to a large…

For more than thirty years Armenia occupied some 20 percent of the internationally recognized sovereign territory of Azerbaijan. Close to a million Azerbaijanis who were living there were forced to flee their homes, becoming internally displaced persons within their own country. The land won back after a 44-day war in 2020 was one wrought with the unprecedented destruction of the public, private, cultural, and religious heritage of Azerbaijan. Aghdam alone—once one of the largest cities in the region—was obliterated to such an extent it is now known as the “Hiroshima of the Caucasus.” It was as if the occupiers had sought to…

Bloomberg will publish articles and videos showcasing adventure travel, visitor destinations, lifestyle, cuisine and wine of Georgia through the end of 2023 in a new promotional campaign by the National Tourism Administration. The Administration said on Friday two hosts of Sorted Food, a British YouTube channel and food community, were also involved in the promotional efforts, adding the filming had been hosted in capital Tbilisi and the eastern locations of Telavi and Tsinandali in the winemaking region of Kakheti. Master classes on wine, churchkhela snack, khinkali dumplings and bread baking were hosted for Bloomberg presenters, who also had the opportunity…

Central Asia is one of the priority regional directions of China’s foreign policy, with developing land transport links making the region an important mineral resource base. China’s active policy has positive aspects, but also contains potential threats for the Central Asian republics. While in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, China has managed to form a deep dependence on investment, in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, the PRC is trying to maintain a stable level of its presence. Chinese Mining Interests in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan is a strategically important supplier of uranium. The country’s share of China’s uranium supply is about 65% of China’s total, while…

The AP Preseason Top 25 dropped on Monday, and a familiar SEC juggernaut is in the drivers’ seat. The defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs are your preseason No. 1, receiving 60 of 63 first-place votes. They are followed by Michigan (two first-place votes), Ohio State (one first-place vote), Alabama and LSU.  Can Georgia win its third straight national championship? According to FanDuel Sportsbook, the Bulldogs are slated to have as much, if not more, success than they’ve had in previous years. Georgia is currently the favorite to win the SEC title (-110), with Alabama in second at +300. UGA also has the best odds to make it to the…

Berlin, Warsaw (11/8 – 60) The Russian invasion of Ukraine has yet to see an end. Russia has mobilized everything in its power to overcome Ukraine, including recruiting citizens of Kazakhstan to join its military forces. Russia lures Kazakh citizens through digital recruitment advertisements, recently prominent on a number of the country’s internet user pages. Several pop-up ads have started appearing on the internet pages of Kazakh residents, announcing openings for enlistment in the Russian army, with a joining-up bonus of more than USD 5,000. The advert cleverly targets the patriotic soft side of the Kazakhs, displaying flags of the…

IndiGo Airline is proud to announce Tbilisi, Georgia as its 29th international and 107th overall destination, effective from August 8, 2023. The airline’s exclusive flight will connect Tbilisi, Georgia with Delhi, India, and is now open for bookings. Tbilisi, being a part of the historic ‘Silk Route,’ is expected to enhance trade flow from the city, according to India’s largest airline brand. IndiGo Airline is proud to announce Tbilisi, Georgia as its 29th international and 107th overall destination, effective from August 8, 2023. The airline’s exclusive flight will connect Tbilisi, Georgia with Delhi, India, and is now open for bookings.…

During the working trip to Washington, D.C., Minister of National Economy Alibek Kuantyrov met with the leading experts of the World Bank on taxation, human capital development, infrastructure, fair economic growth and green economy, for discussing the areas of further joint work, Azernews reports, citing Kazinform. Director of Strategy and Operations for Europe and Central Asia region at the World Bank Carolina Sánchez-Páramo noted the importance of the joint work of the Kazakh Government and the World Bank on achievement of sustainable development of the economy of Kazakhstan and Central Asian region by implementing various reforms and implementation of the…