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Tbilisi's Whisky Festival 2025 invites whisky enthusiasts, industry professionals, and lovers of fine taste to explore the diverse and refined world of whisky. Over two vibrant days at Expo Georgia, visitors will experience:
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Economics
Georgia Capital has officially exited Georgia Global Utilities (GGU). According to the investment holding, under the terms of an agreement signed in December 2021, Spanish holding company Aqualia will acquire the remaining 20% stake in GGU for $70.4 million.
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Politics
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that law enforcement agencies had foiled a large-scale plan by what he called a “criminal oligarchic clergy” to destabilize the country and seize power. He made the statement on his social media accounts.
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U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to NATO allies in Europe that Russia would not attack any NATO member states as long as he remains in office, The Washington Post (WP) reports.
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World
Britain on Sunday named Blaise Metreweli, a career intelligence officer, as the first female head of the Secret Intelligence Service, the foreign spy service known as MI6.
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"The majority of EU member states are against suspending the visa-free regime. I want to assure you that Georgian citizens can continue to enjoy the privilege of visa-free travel to the European Union," said EU Ambassador to Georgia Pawel Herczyński, commenting on a statement by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk that his government is lobbying EU member states to revoke visa-free travel for Georgian citizens.
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Other news
The Investigative Committee of Armenia has decided to detain Archbishop Mikael Ajapakhyan, head of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Armenian media reported the news, citing attorney Ara Zograbyan.
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Former "United National Movement" MP Givi Targamadze has been sentenced by the Tbilisi City Court to seven months in prison for failing to comply with a request from the parliamentary temporary investigative commission. In addition, he has been banned from holding public office for two years.
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The Rike–Narikala cable car will not be operating from June 30 to July 4 due to maintenance work required by technical regulations, according to a statement from Tbilisi City Hall.
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A 12-member delegation from the United Kingdom visited Georgia as part of an initiative to raise awareness and boost exports of Georgian wine in the UK market. The visit was organized by Swirl Wine Group, a contractor of the National Wine Agency.
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