Georgia

Greek-Irish model Georgia Salpa and her husband, hedge fund manager, Joe Penna are the proud parents of twin boys. Fans were shocked to find out that Salpa is now a mum as she never showed signs of being pregnant. She said in a statement: “Delighted with the arrival of twin boys, the most special perfect little babies and we are so in love with them.”

Bulgaria reaffirmed on Monday its support for Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty as well as the country's aspirations to join the EU and NATO.

Modern Europe cannot afford conflicts in a situation of radical interdependence, Russian FM Sergei Lavrov said in Belgrade on Thursday.

"We are heavily influenced by the crisis that surrounds us," he told the OSCE Ministerial Council.

Ivica Dacic late on Wednesday met with Russia's Sergei Lavrov, saying it was "regrettable there was no unity for now in the fight against terrorism."

The Serbian foreign minister and the OSCE chairperson-in-office also condemned Turkey's recent shooting down of a Russian bomber that was flying an anti-terrorist mission.

Georgia's Gardabani 230-megawatt gas combined cycle plant, built with Turkish involvement, started operating on July 22.

The $220 million facility, located 39 kilometers south of the capital Tbilisi, will meet about 15 percent of the country's electricity needs.

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili spoke harshly for the British Independent daily about Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The current governor of the region of Odessa in Ukraine stressed that the Russian leader "plans to continue invasions of countries in Russia's vicinity."

The foreign ministry of Georgia issued on Wednesday a note of protest to Russia over the illegal installation of banners marking the so-called "state border" of the breakaway region of South Ossetia.

Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev arrives Wednesday in Georgia on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Georgian counterpart Giorgi Margvelashvili.

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakavshvili has renounced his Georgian citizenship in favor of that of Ukraine.

Georgia has threatened to revoke pro-Western former president Mikheil Saakashvili's citizenship after he was granted a Ukrainian passport and appointed as governor of the strategic Odessa region.
 
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili said Saakashvili's move, which according to the constitution, could lead to the loss of Georgian citizenship, "insulted our state."