Author: Lado Amirkhanashvili

Washington intends to transform India into a major hub for maintenance and resupplying of its warships in the South Asia region as part of a military partnership pact aimed at countering Beijing, according to a report. US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to comprehensive defense and economic partnerships when Modi visited the White House in late June for a summit with Biden. “The US-India Major Defense Partnership has emerged as a pillar of global peace and security,” the joint statement from the summit reads. The US will provide India with support to develop infrastructure that…

Experts in an interview with the Voice of America Russian Service discuss whether the Russian authorities will be able to carry out activities in Africa that were previously carried out by Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mercenaries. The Wagner group, which in recent years has been viewed by the West as a serious instrument of Russian influence in Africa, may leave this continent. Signs of a possible curtailment of the operations of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mercenaries after his failed rebellion in Russia are reported by the African media.Between 500 and 600 Russian mercenaries have been sent to Russia from Bangui, the capital of the Central…

More than 3,000 miners who have been on strike in the western Georgian city of Chiatura for 14 days on Monday pledged they would continue protests in capital Tbilisi, following an offer by their employer to raise their pay by five percent, which the workers have called “insulting”. The striking miners have announced their intention to launch a hunger strike outside the Parliament building in the capital, and said their average monthly salaries stood at $400, making them “unable to feed families and meet [loan] obligations”, while also highlighting safety conditions they have called inadequate, and polluted environment in the…

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze met with Hungarian Defense Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky on June 5 to discuss the issues of strategic partnership and prospects for future relations between the two countries. According to the Government Administration, the parties focused on defense cooperation and Georgia’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration. The Government Administration emphasized that the meeting addressed Hungary’s strong support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and its support for European and Euro-Atlantic integration. Source: Civil Georgia

The airline has doubled its requirements. Azerbaijan Airlines today proudly shared that it has ordered eight Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners. This move follows the flag carrier of Azerbaijan’s initial commitment to purchase four 787s last summer. Scaling up The Grand Prix isn’t the only hot news coming out of Baku this weekend. While the Formula One world prepares for an event-filled race this Sunday, Azerbaijan Airlines and Boeing announced a deal just before the checkered flag! Azerbaijan Airlines already holds two 787-8s in its fleet. These were both delivered in December 2014. Registration VP-BBR is nicknamed Shusha, and VP-BBS goes by the monicker of Ordubad. The pair…

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Max Verstappen confronted George Russell in the pit lane following a collision as his teammate Sergio Pérez won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday. Red Bull remains the team to beat in Formula One, with Pérez first and Verstappen third in the sprint, but Verstappen was unhappy after Russell left a hole in his car’s sidepod in the collision, hampering Verstappen’s chances of taking second from Charles Leclerc of resurgent Ferrari. Verstappen walked up to Mercedes driver Russell in the pit lane and seemed to suggest he would be similarly uncompromising when racing Russell…

The opposition in Abkhazia gave President Aslan Bzhaniya two weeks to fulfill a list of their demands. If nothing changes after this period, the opposition is threatening mass protests. One condition is the resignation of the government, but more significant, and practically impossible, are demands to abandon several agreements with Russia. *** The ultimatum package included several items that had previously received a wide public response. The opposition insists that President Aslan Bzhaniya revoke two Russian-Abkhaz agreements on the transfer of the Pitsunda estate to Russia, and on the mutual recognition and enforcement of court and arbitration decisions in economic cases. In…

The Georgian Government will continue to assist industrial producers and businesses through its Enterprise Georgia programmes in a bid to increase the competitiveness of the domestic sector, Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili said on Friday. Davitashvili made the comment at the launch of a new Georgian facility for Nova, a manufacturer of building and repair supplies, noting the company had begun producing goods that had never been made in Georgia before. He added the launch would make a “major contribution” to “active development” of the construction industry in the country. The Minister also said the state programme had given the company…

Twelve tour operators from Poland are visiting Georgia to discuss cooperation and joint tour planning with Georgian counterparts, the Georgian National Tourism Administration announced on Friday. The visiting group met their Georgian counterparts for the discussions, and will also explore infrastructure for business tourism. They will visit related sites in capital Tbilisi and the winemaking region of Kakheti in the east, the Administration said. The professionals be hosted in Tsinandali, Telavi, Kvareli and Lopota in the eastern province, as well as the historical capital city of Mtskheta, near Tbilisi. Source: Agenda News

Extraordinary and by-elections are being held in Georgia’s ten municipalities on Saturday, with voters set to elect a majoritarian member of the Parliament in Poti, Senaki and Khobi, majoritarian members of city councils (Sakrebulo) in Gurjaani, Tianeti, Akhaltsikhe, Tkibuli and Kutaisi, as well as mayors of Tsageri and Terjola, using “large-scale” electronic voting for the first time in the country. Natia Ioseliani, the Central Election Commission’s Spokesperson, highlighted the “significance” of these elections, calling it “the most important stage” in the history of Georgian elections. She called on all parties involved in the elections to work together for the “successful…