Parliamentary control will be carried out in order to prevent illegal arrests, - said the Chairperson of the Human Rights Committee of the Parliament of Georgia, Eka Beselia.

Large-scale children Institutions, or Post-Soviet orphanages, are being closed and turned gradually into the Small Group Homes (SGH), as we were writing in previous issues. However, this article is about the positive initiative of the Foundation Natakhtari and Association “Our House-Georgia” s joint project “Care for Future”, whose main aim is to care for the orphans and those who lack the parental care and help them to get prepared to the independent life. 

The President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili has already met the U.S. congress delegation in Prague, the President’s official Facebook page informs.

By the decision of President of Georgia, Giorgi Kalandadze will continue to work as Chief of the Joint Staff.

Bacho Akhalaia has been remanded into custody, while Giorgi Kalandadze and Zurab Shamatava were released on 20,000 GEL bail.

Poti port employees continue to strike. They demand improvement of the working conditions, salary increases and labor contracts.

According to the 2013 budget project, funding of the Presidential Administration of Georgia has decreased from 14.160,000 GEl to 9.230,000.

Chief Manager of Geocell Osman Turan will move to work in Nepal. Osman Turan said at a press conference at Tbilisi Marriott hotel today, that by the decision of the Turkish company “Teliasonera” , he’ll continue work in Nepal.

Recently, Georgian National Museum hosted an extraordinary exhibition. Together with the British Council and as a matter of fact,  on its initiative, the exhibition called “Reconstruction: Cultural Heritage and the Making Contemporary Fashion”. 

U.S. Ambassador Richard Norland will open Tenth Annual U.S. Education Fair at the Georgian National Library (7, L. Gudiashvili street) on October 30, 2012 at 13:00.

Data and Bacho Akhalaia are on holiday, their father Roland Akhalaia told InterPressNews.

What future for Georgian media landscape?

No one knows about possible new incarnation of former so called pro-governmental TV companies Imedi TV, Rustavi 2, Real TV and PIK. Experts suppose that these companies would emerge as carriers of different interests for various political groups.

"Constitutional security and special operative Departments will be abolished and other structures of MIA will carry out their functions", candidate for Minister of Internal Affairs Irakli Gharibashvili said during the joint session of legal issues and human rights committees of parliament.

Candidate for Minister of Foreign Affairs Maia Panjikidze doesn’t rule out the possibility of changing the format of Georgia’s participation in the Afghanistan mission in 2014 and also the number of the contingent.

We, people, are not enemies to each other, but we are each other's political rivals, the President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, said in his speech at the first session of the new parliament.
"This campaign was tough and obscene from all sides, but now you're representing the whole nation. Earlier it was time for campaign and competition, now it's the time to work in order to improve agriculture and develop democracy. Besides, we have to work together on issues of territorial integrity", he said.
The president wished the majority "not only not to worsen or destroy anything", but also to keep promises given to people. As for the minority, the president wished them to be constructive.
"This does not mean that we should forget the difference in our views or that we should agree with each other on everything. We have different positions on a range of issues, including crime, fight against corruption, economy and foreign policy," he said.

"Newscasts will continue at the TV Company “Imedi” after the process of reorganization ends", director of the channel Tamaz Areshidze told journalists.

The Georgian Dream will create 3 factions in a new parliament, Davit Saganelidze, a member of the coalition, told journalists.

The new Minister of Finance will be Nodar Khaduri, a reliable source informed InterPressNews. Leader of Georgian Dream Bidzina Ivanishvili will name the members of new cabinet of ministers tomorrow.

Up to 700 security policemen have been dismissed. They inform that City Hall employees went to the police this morning, who offered them to move to the newly created security civil service.

Within the framework of Artisterium, Maria Safronova’s  and Aleksandre Chinchaladze’s installation will take place at the Rustaveli State Academic Theatre on October 9 - 20.

The main common characteristic of my team members is honesty, Bidzina Ivanishvili , the candidate for prime minister, said while presenting the new ministers today.

Irakli Alasania has joined the rally in front of the Zugdidi election commission building. People met Alasania with acclaim, an InterpressNews correspondent reports from Zugdidi.

President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Jean-Claude Mignon welcomes the constructive approach taken by President Saakashvili.

Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission and Štefan Füle, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, made the following statement: