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Children in costumes dominated the annual Alilo parade in Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, on January 7, the day on which many Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas. The traditional procession is similar to carol singing in other countries. The modern-day Alilo march raises funds for orphanages.
The de facto leader of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, signed into law a controversial deal with Moscow under which a Black Sea resort will be transferred to Russia -- a move that sparked protests after it was approved by Abkhazia's de facto parliament in an overnight session.
Georgia-born film director and screenwriter Otar Iosseliani has died in France, close friend Yury Rost reported on December 17.
Thousands of people filled a main square in Tbilisi on December 15 for a celebration of a decision by EU leaders to grant Georgia candidate status for membership in the 27-nation bloc.
Georgians celebrated in the capital, Tbilisi, on December 15 after the European Council offered the country EU candidate status, a major step on the long path to joining the bloc. Several young Georgians told RFE/RL's Georgian Service the development gives them hope for the country's future.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili attended a December 9 march in support of the country's European Union membership bid. EU leaders are expected to say on December 15 whether they see Georgia as ready to start accession talks.
Georgian officials said on December 6 that the remains of 23 Georgians, including 21 soldiers and two civilians, who died during the war in the breakaway region of Abkhazia in 1992-93 had been identified and will be buried on December 7.
Former Georgian Defense Minister Tengiz Kitovani died on November 13 in Tbilisi at the age of 85. Kitovani played a key role in toppling Georgia's first president, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, in 1992.
Amid an ongoing standoff between the president and government, the Georgian cabinet's press service said on November 9 that President Salome Zurabishvili did not receive consent to travel to France to take part in the Paris Peace Forum.
European diplomats on November 7 condemned the killing of a Georgian man near the administrative boundary with Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia by Russian troops while they were trying to detain him, renewing calls for Moscow to withdraw its "illegal" presence" in the area.
The Georgian State Security Service (SUS) said on November 6 that Russian troops shot to death a Georgian man near the administrative boundary with Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia while trying to detain him.
The U.S.-based PEN writers' association warned in a report published on November 2 that the government in Georgia is clamping down on freedom of speech and cultural expression in ways that could have implications for Georgia's bid to join the European Union.
Iran will host on October 23 a meeting of foreign ministers from Russia, Armenia, Turkey, and Azerbaijan to discuss regional issues including the dispute between Yerevan and Baku over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Georgia’s parliament opened debate on October 18 on a motion led by the ruling Georgian Dream party to impeach President Salome Zurabishvili over her visits to European Union countries without government consent, which the country’s Constitutional Court said violated the constitution.
Georgia’s Constitutional Court ruled President Salome Zurabishvili violated the constitution by traveling to EU countries without government consent, clearing the way for lawmakers to continue their drive to hold impeachment proceedings against her.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on October 12 during his visit to Georgia that the South Caucasus nation deserves to obtain European Union candidate status, adding that Hungary was “disappointed” by the EU's refusal to grant Georgia the status last year.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said his country is willing to “instantly” begin peace talks with Armenian leaders “here in Georgia” if Yerevan agrees to negotiations following Baku’s victory last month over ethnic-Armenian separatists in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Georgia's Foreign Ministry has condemned reports that Russia plans to establish a naval base in the breakaway region of Abkhazia, calling it a "blatant violation" of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The Constitutional Court of Georgia on October 3 started a hearing into a request by lawmakers to impeach President Salome Zurabishvili.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili said that as of September 11, Chinese citizens can enter the South Caucasus nation without visas.
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