Georgia

Bucharest, May 27 /Agerpres/ - Romania will continue to be a trustful partner of Georgia, in supporting the European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations of the authorities in Tbilisi, Deputy PM Ana Birchall underscored on the occasion of her visit to Georgia, where she participates in the ceremonies celebrating the centenary of Georgia's independence and statality.

Turkish National Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli on May 26 said his country believes Georgia's Abkhazia and South Ossetia disputes can be resolved on the basis of the country's internationally recognized borders. Canikli was in the Georgian capital Tbilisi to attend events on the country's 100th anniversary of its foundation.

Romania and Georgia are planning to get to know each other better and to learn more about each other's history, to mark some of the important moments for the two countries and to develop bilateral economic cooperation, Romania's Ambassador to Georgia Radu Liviu Horumba told an interview granted to AGERPRES.

Secretary of State with Romania's Foreign Ministry (MAE) Dan Neculaescu carried out consultations on Thursday with Georgia's Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, context in which he reiterated Romania's support for the European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations of Georgia, as well as the firm support of our country in relation to Georgia's terri

Bulgaria and Georgia will cooperate on Antarctica. In Tbilisi, the two countries have negotiated a formal agreement for joint action between the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute and the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. It is expected that joint scientific projects will be implemented in the next polar season of the Bulgarian base on Livingstone Island.

Six miners have died, and three have been injured in collapsing in a coal mine in West Georgia, the BBC said, citing the Georgian Ministry of the Interior.

The Coca-Cola beverage company is set to launch its own brand of alcopop drinks in Japan. It will be the first alcoholic drink produced by the company in its 125-year history.

The US-based World Justice Project (WJP) has released its 2017-2018 WJP Rule of Law Index.

It measured rule of law adherence in 113 countries worldwide based on more than 110,000 household and 3,000 expert surveys, the organization announced.

Georgia says a Chechen jihadist killed in a clash with special forces in the Georgian capital Tbilisi was the suspected organiser of a terror attack on Istanbul airport last year, reported BBC. 

Akhmed Chatayev, a member of so-called Islamic State (IS), was among three militants killed during a 20-hour siege in Tbilisi a week ago.

A fire at a luxury hotel in the Georgian Black Sea resort city of Batumi left 12 people dead and a dozen others injured, officials said on Nov. 25