Georgian Defence Minister on BBC: 'We will die as heroes'
19 September, 2015
Asked about whether Georgia and Russia are moving towards a repeat of the war in 2008
Defence Minister, Tinatin Khidasheli, tells HARDtalk: "If the world shows weakness on Georgia the same way as towards Ukraine, if the world fails the expansion of freedom… if Nato says this is where freedom ends after that we don’t care – then yes it’s going to happen." She adds if this happens before the country can join NATO: "We will die as heroes, that’s all we can do about it".
If nothing extraordinary happens, Georgia is bound to have its first female Minister of Defense. Actually, if not for the President’s decision to take his time before
The Georgian Foreign Ministry expressed concern over the renewed illegal process of installing artificial barriers and barbed wire fences at the occupation line in the village of Atotsi, Kareli Municipality.
Georgia will use all available means to give a proper assessment and to stop Russia doing such things, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Vladimir Konstantinid said
2500 Georgians have sought asylum in Switzerland since 2016. Not one request has been granted. Now Switzerland wants Georgia to tackle irregular migration.
Because of the booming tourism industries, the Georgian government starts to implement regulations. “But this happens not fast enough, not efficient enough and not rigorous enough”, says Stefan Meister from the Heinrich Böll Stiftung.
President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Madeleine Moon has arrived in the village of Didi Khurvaleti, in the Gori municipality, located near the Administrative Boundary Line.
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