GEORGIA FORCED TO PROLONG RUSSIAN TROOPS’ MANDATE IN ABKHAZIA.
On August 29, Georgia's National Security Council, under the chairmanship of President Eduard Shevardnadze, decided to acquiesce in a prolongation of the Russian "peacekeeping" forces'... MORE
COHEN VISIT ILLUSTRATES GEORGIA’S GROWING MILITARY TIES WITH THE WEST.
William Cohen's August 1 visit to Georgia, the first by a U.S. Defense Secretary to that country, is being described in Tbilisi as an historically... MORE
GEORGIAN OPPOSITION PARTIES FORM BROAD-BASED ELECTORAL BLOC.
Meeting in Ajaria's main city, Batumi, on July 11, leaders of a wide spectrum of Georgian opposition parties created a bloc with the stated purpose... MORE
GEORGIA’S BORDERS GRADUALLY PASS UNDER NATIONAL CONTROL.
On July 10, Georgia's coastal guard began patrolling the country's economic zone off the Abkhaz coast. The move signifies incremental progress toward asserting control of... MORE
CONTROL OVER GEORGIA’S BORDERS CHANGING HANDS.
Russian border troops are in the process of giving up control of some key sectors of Georgia's borders, though not necessarily into the right hands.... MORE
GEORGIA CLARIFIES INTENTION TO JOIN NATO…
On June 24, Georgia's ambassador to the Benelux countries, Zurab Abashidze--who is also the country's liaison with NATO--underscored Tbilisi's goal to work toward meeting the... MORE
RUSSIAN VIOLATIONS OF GEORGIAN AIRSPACE REVEALED.
Georgia's Foreign and Defense Ministries have made public additional, conclusive information regarding the June 19 violation of the country's airspace by Russian MiG-29 airplanes (see... MORE
RUSSIAN JETS VIOLATE GEORGIAN AIRSPACE; UNITED STATES TO DELIVER CONTROL SYSTEM.
On June 18, four MiG-29 planes overflew Georgia without permission for approximately forty minutes and ignored Georgian signals from the ground. Reporting the incident, Georgia's... MORE
UKRAINE, GEORGIA IN NATO-SPONSORED NAVAL EXERCISE.
The Cooperative Partner-99 naval exercise starts in the Black Sea today, to continue until June 28 with massive participation of warships and naval aviation of... MORE