The News in Brief
Thursday, January 24
Syrian Delegation to visit Georgia’s occupied region
Official delegation of Syrian lawmakers will visit Georgia’s occupied Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia in April 2019.
Petre Gassiev, de-facto chairman of Parliament of Tskhinvali region made the relevant statement.
"The Syrian Arab Republic has received our invitation with great pleasure and they will visit the Republic of South Ossetia in April of this year. This will be the first visit of the official delegation from Syria and within the frameworks of the visit an agreement on cooperation between the South Ossetian and Syrian parliaments will be signed, "- said Gassiev.
Syria recognized Georgia’s breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent countries on May 29, a step which was denounced by the wider international community, except Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Nauru.
Levan Kobiashvili – only candidate in Football Federation presidential elections
Levan Kobiashvili, President of the Football Federation, is going to be the only candidate in the Football Federation presidential elections.
The information was published by the official website of the federation.
The deadline for the submission of candidates was January 21.
The president of the Federation will be elected for a 4-year term on February 15.
29 entities will take part in the vote.
Levan Kobiashvili is a retired Georgian footballer and the current president of the Georgian Football Federation. He played primarily as a left wingback or left winger.
During his career, Levan played for Gorda Rustavi, Dinamo Tbilisi, Alania Vladikavkaz and three German clubs: SC Freiburg, Schalke 04 and Hertha BSC.
Kobiashvili is the most-capped Georgian player with 100 caps for Georgia. On 4 October 2015, he was elected as the president of the Georgian Football Federation.
(By Mariam Chanishvili)
Official delegation of Syrian lawmakers will visit Georgia’s occupied Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia in April 2019.
Petre Gassiev, de-facto chairman of Parliament of Tskhinvali region made the relevant statement.
"The Syrian Arab Republic has received our invitation with great pleasure and they will visit the Republic of South Ossetia in April of this year. This will be the first visit of the official delegation from Syria and within the frameworks of the visit an agreement on cooperation between the South Ossetian and Syrian parliaments will be signed, "- said Gassiev.
Syria recognized Georgia’s breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent countries on May 29, a step which was denounced by the wider international community, except Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Nauru.
Levan Kobiashvili – only candidate in Football Federation presidential elections
Levan Kobiashvili, President of the Football Federation, is going to be the only candidate in the Football Federation presidential elections.
The information was published by the official website of the federation.
The deadline for the submission of candidates was January 21.
The president of the Federation will be elected for a 4-year term on February 15.
29 entities will take part in the vote.
Levan Kobiashvili is a retired Georgian footballer and the current president of the Georgian Football Federation. He played primarily as a left wingback or left winger.
During his career, Levan played for Gorda Rustavi, Dinamo Tbilisi, Alania Vladikavkaz and three German clubs: SC Freiburg, Schalke 04 and Hertha BSC.
Kobiashvili is the most-capped Georgian player with 100 caps for Georgia. On 4 October 2015, he was elected as the president of the Georgian Football Federation.
(By Mariam Chanishvili)