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Stoltenberg reaffirms decisions of NATO Bucharest Summit on Ukraine, Georgia
https://motorwayservices.uk/Map:Killington_Lake#Map
United Strategy Toward Russia Critical, Georgian FM Tells OSCE Ministerial
https://civil.ge/archives/459387
Germany’s new government to support Georgia’s EU-integration
Agenda.ge, 25 Nov 2021 - 12:02, Tbilisi,Georgia
Three German parties forming a new coalition government have declared their support for the European integration of the Eastern Partnership countries, including Georgia.
The Social Democrats, Greens, and Free Democrats reached a deal yesterday to form a new government in Germany, with Olaf Scholz replacing Angela Merkel as chancellor.
The new coalition agrees to cooperate with the EU and its member states to ‘further develop’ the Eastern Partnership.
States such as Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia that are striving to join the EU should be able to converge through consistent reforms based on the rule of law and market economy, they wrote.
Georgian, Ukrainian, Moldovan PMs discuss ways to strengthen ties with EU
The Eastern Partnership, launched in 2009, is a joint initiative of EU member states and their Eastern European partners – Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine.
Ten years after the creation of the Eastern Partnership initiative, the foreign ministry of Georgia declared that the country had taken all the opportunities which it offered.
In June 2021, Belarus suspended its membership in response to strict economic sanctions imposed by the EU.
https://agenda.ge/en/news/2021/3721
23 MEPs call for sanctions in response to 'degrading treatment' of ex-pres. Saakashvili
https://agenda.ge/en/news/2021/3670
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Misha?
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/11/05/georgia-mikheil-saakashvili-hunger-strike-prison-georgian-dream-unm/
Georgian protesters rally in support of jailed former president
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/georgian-protesters-rally-support-jailed-172848292.html
US, Georgia sign military training pact amid Russian threat on the Black Sea
https://www.armytimes.com/global/europe/2021/10/18/us-georgia-sign-military-training-pact-amid-russian-threat-on-the-black-sea/
PM Garibashvili to US Defense Secretary: your visit is a ‘very strong message’
https://agenda.ge/en/news/2021/3176
UPDATE: 3 demanding ex-president Saakashvili’s release near ex-ruling party chair Ivanishvili’s house detaine
https://agenda.ge/en/news/2021/3156
US Defense Secretary Heads to Europe to Focus on Black Sea Stability, NATO
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-defense-secretary-heads-to-europe-to-focus-on-black-sea-stability-nato-/6272691.html
Saakashvili calls on emigrants to return to Georgia by the end of month ‘for a decisive battle’
https://agenda.ge/en/news/2021/3148
Georgia: Thousands Rally In Support For Jailed Ex-President Saakashvili
https://www.eurasiareview.com/15102021-georgia-thousands-rally-in-support-for-jailed-ex-president-saakashvili/
U.S. Defense Secretary to Visit Georgia Next Week
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Georgia next week, announced Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby on October 12.
The Defense Secretary and his team will also travel to Ukraine and Romania as part of the trip to Europe. “He will conclude this important visit with allies and partners in Brussels for the NATO Defense Ministerial,” spokesperson Kirby added.
The exact dates of the trip to Georgia have not yet been disclosed. The NATO Ministerial takes place in Brussels on October 21-22.
Georgian Defense Ministry said on October 13 that Secretary Austin’s visit “once again highlights the firmness of the existing strategic partnership and the high level of cooperation between the U.S. and Georgia.”
https://civil.ge/archives/447790
Georgia’s Democracy Still in Peril
https://www.e-ir.info/2021/10/09/opinion-georgias-democracy-still-in-peril/
Mad thats my thoughts as well sadly the GD have paid lip service to the west for too long now while strategically facing the bear. The sad part is this small amount of elites is killing Georgia's future prosperity in a HC world that will be greatly diminished in the next 30-40 years so they have one generations chance to become a Norway or a Qatar but the bear wont allow it. That said politics in this region can turn on a sixpence if enough of the public take to the streets for long enough.
cheers Aurora
Recurrent internal troubles create fertile ground for malign influence in Georgia.
https://cepa.org/insularity-wins-georgias-elections/
NATO will reaffirm support for Ukraine, Georgia at Madrid summit – Stoltenberg
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3329573-nato-will-reaffirm-support-for-ukraine-georgia-at-madrid-summit-stoltenberg.html