Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and several of his cabinet members are visiting Tajikistan on their first official trip to the country, a visit that follows a similar first-time high-level trip to Kyrgyzstan a week earlier.
Kyrgyzstan remained Georgia’s largest export destination in January-May, while Turkey was its top import partner, with motor cars continuing to dominate both exports and imports.
Georgia’s Prosecutor’s Office has launched a criminal investigation against the opposition-leaning channel Formula TV on allegations of “false report” against Goga Khaindrava, Georgian film director and former official known for his pro-government stances.
Seven people tried over the October 4, 2025, election-day unrest in Tbilisi, including 72-year-old doctor Giorgi Chakhunashvili, were sentenced to prison, with six receiving five-year sentences and one a three-year sentence.
Money transfers to Georgia from abroad totaled $339.85 million in May, up 7.1% compared to the same period last year. The EU and the U.S. continued to be the top sources, accounting for a combined 62.4% of total inflows, or $212.31 million.
Georgian Dream Defense Minister Irakli Chikovani participated in the 35th meeting of the Ramstein format at NATO headquarters in Brussels on June 18.
So-called “supreme court” in Russia-occupied Donetsk has sentenced Georgian fighter Mirza Vanadze to 14 years in a “maximum-security penal colony” in absentia for fighting on Ukraine’s side “as a mercenary,” Russia’s state media reported.
Georgia’s real GDP grew by 9% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year, reaching GEL 24.77 billion (USD 9.178 billion), according to preliminary data of the National Statistics Office.
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CoE Commissioner for Human Rights called on Georgia to make progress in ensuring police accountability and to reverse controversial legislation concerning freedom of assembly, association and expression.
Georgia’s Prosecutor’s Office has launched a criminal investigation against the opposition-leaning c
