New Defense Minister in Georgia
The Prime Minister of Georgia introduced the new Defense Minister at a briefing on August 1. It is 42-year-old Levan Izoria, which to this day has been Deputy Head of the State Security Service of Georgia, and he previously was Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs.
In 1996 Izoria graduated from the law faculty of Tbilisi State University and then the University of Santa Augusta in Germany. In 2002, he worked at the Academy of Sciences of Georgia and the country's Security Council. He was a representative of the German Conrad Adenauer Foundation in the South Caucasus.
In 2004 - 2006 he was the Rector of the Police Academy of Georgia. In 2012 he became Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs.
Recall that the former Minister of Defense, Tinatin Khidasheli left her post in connection with the participation in the election campaign in the Republican Party, which is no longer part of the ruling coalition Georgian Dream. -02D-
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During the 11th meeting of the border delimitation commissions between Azerbaijan and Armenia on January 16, the directions for the delimitation process were determined, the State Commission of Azerbaijan on Border Delimitation and Demarcation with Armenia reported. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Prime Ministers Shahin Mustafayev of Azerbaijan and Mher Grigoryan of Armenia.
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On July 1, 2024, USAID's activities in Azerbaijan were officially terminated, Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister, Jeyhun Bayramov, announced during today's press conference.
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Azerbaijan and Georgia have always been advocates of peace and stability in the region, said Georgia's Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili during a joint press conference with Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister, Jeyhun Bayramov, on Thursday. Azerbaijan and Georgia are cooperating intensively on many issues, she stated, and thanked Azerbaijan for "its support to Georgia in various formats." The relationship between Azerbaijan and Georgia plays a very important role in the region, she continued, highlighting Azerbaijan’s role as a major economic partner of Georgia.
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Ramil Eynaliev, an activist from the Lankaran branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PPFA), has been administratively arrested for 30 days on charges of "disobeying the police." According to the PPFA, Eynaliev was detained the day before and taken to the third police station of the Khazar district in Baku. The party believes that the true reason for his arrest is a critical comment he made on social media.
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