The News in Brief
Monday, May 16, 2022
Prepared by Liza Mchedlidze
Danish gov’t provides National Guard of Georgia with fire rescue equipment
Within the framework of the NATO-Georgia Essential Package (SNGP), with the financial support of the Danish Government, fire rescue equipment was provided to the National Guard of Georgia, the Ministry of Defense says.
According to them, the National Guard reservists will use the new equipment to carry out support tasks during emergency response. The relevant document on the transfer of equipment was signed by the Chief of the National Guard, Brigadier General Roman Jokhadze, and the Danish leader of the Crisis Management Initiative, Colonel Susan Christensen.
The ceremony was preceded by a one-week training conducted under the auspices of the Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA). Within the framework of the training, the reservists were trained by the instructors of the National Guard of Georgia and Emergency Management Service. The training was aimed at strengthening inter-agency and international cooperation.
"The National Guard has been involved in the SNGP Crisis Management Initiative since 2019," the statement reads.
South Ossetia de-facto president Gagloev supports ‘joining’ RF
The newly elected president of occupied Tskhinvali, Alan Gagloev , says he supports the so-called republic of South Ossetia joining the Russian Federation, but is not convinced that incumbent President Anatoly Bibilov has chosen the right time to hold a "referendum".
"As the son of my country and the president elected by the people of the Republic of South Ossetia, I fully support the unification of the divided Ossetian people into a united Russia. "Another question is whether the historic moment when it was necessary to issue a decree calling for a referendum and speeding it up," Alan Gagloev said.
According to Gagloev, the annexation of occupied Tskhinvali to Russia is a long-standing dream of the Ossetian people, "which was embodied by the population giving up their lives." According to Gagloev, in the 1992 referendum, unification with Russia was supported by more than 98% of the population.
In addition, the so-called president of the Tskhinvali occupation regime stated that as a credible ally of Russia, the occupied Tskhinvali is obliged to abide by Article 1 of the Cooperation and Integration Agreement with Russia and to make decisions in cooperation with the Russian Federation on issues of mutual interest.
He says he will hold consultations with the Russian authorities before the so-called referendum and observe international legal norms.
The so-called occupied Tskhinvali President Anatoly Bibilov has signed a "referendum" on the Republic's accession to Russia. The information was published on Bibilov's official website.
Anatoly Bibilov was defeated by Alan Gagloev in the so-called presidential elections in occupied Tskhinvali. He received 56.09% of the vote.
Sweden Starts Applying for NATO Membership
The Swedish government will fill out an application for NATO membership. The ruling Social Democrats decided at today's meeting that they would start working to get Sweden to apply for membership in the North Atlantic Alliance.
A statement issued by the Swedish ruling team also said that if NATO approved the application, the party would work to ensure that nuclear weapons and permanent bases were not deployed on Swedish territory.
According to various Swedish media, the country will submit the application on May 17.
It became known today that Finland will also apply for NATO membership.
Ukraine Wins Eurovision 2022
Ukraine became the winner of Eurovision 2022, scoring 631 points. Ukraine was represented by the group Kalush Orchestra with the song Stefania.
It should be noted that the Georgian audience gave Ukraine the highest score of 12 points, while the national jury gave only 6 points.
The United Kingdom took second place, followed by Spain.
Danish gov’t provides National Guard of Georgia with fire rescue equipment
Within the framework of the NATO-Georgia Essential Package (SNGP), with the financial support of the Danish Government, fire rescue equipment was provided to the National Guard of Georgia, the Ministry of Defense says.
According to them, the National Guard reservists will use the new equipment to carry out support tasks during emergency response. The relevant document on the transfer of equipment was signed by the Chief of the National Guard, Brigadier General Roman Jokhadze, and the Danish leader of the Crisis Management Initiative, Colonel Susan Christensen.
The ceremony was preceded by a one-week training conducted under the auspices of the Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA). Within the framework of the training, the reservists were trained by the instructors of the National Guard of Georgia and Emergency Management Service. The training was aimed at strengthening inter-agency and international cooperation.
"The National Guard has been involved in the SNGP Crisis Management Initiative since 2019," the statement reads.
South Ossetia de-facto president Gagloev supports ‘joining’ RF
The newly elected president of occupied Tskhinvali, Alan Gagloev , says he supports the so-called republic of South Ossetia joining the Russian Federation, but is not convinced that incumbent President Anatoly Bibilov has chosen the right time to hold a "referendum".
"As the son of my country and the president elected by the people of the Republic of South Ossetia, I fully support the unification of the divided Ossetian people into a united Russia. "Another question is whether the historic moment when it was necessary to issue a decree calling for a referendum and speeding it up," Alan Gagloev said.
According to Gagloev, the annexation of occupied Tskhinvali to Russia is a long-standing dream of the Ossetian people, "which was embodied by the population giving up their lives." According to Gagloev, in the 1992 referendum, unification with Russia was supported by more than 98% of the population.
In addition, the so-called president of the Tskhinvali occupation regime stated that as a credible ally of Russia, the occupied Tskhinvali is obliged to abide by Article 1 of the Cooperation and Integration Agreement with Russia and to make decisions in cooperation with the Russian Federation on issues of mutual interest.
He says he will hold consultations with the Russian authorities before the so-called referendum and observe international legal norms.
The so-called occupied Tskhinvali President Anatoly Bibilov has signed a "referendum" on the Republic's accession to Russia. The information was published on Bibilov's official website.
Anatoly Bibilov was defeated by Alan Gagloev in the so-called presidential elections in occupied Tskhinvali. He received 56.09% of the vote.
Sweden Starts Applying for NATO Membership
The Swedish government will fill out an application for NATO membership. The ruling Social Democrats decided at today's meeting that they would start working to get Sweden to apply for membership in the North Atlantic Alliance.
A statement issued by the Swedish ruling team also said that if NATO approved the application, the party would work to ensure that nuclear weapons and permanent bases were not deployed on Swedish territory.
According to various Swedish media, the country will submit the application on May 17.
It became known today that Finland will also apply for NATO membership.
Ukraine Wins Eurovision 2022
Ukraine became the winner of Eurovision 2022, scoring 631 points. Ukraine was represented by the group Kalush Orchestra with the song Stefania.
It should be noted that the Georgian audience gave Ukraine the highest score of 12 points, while the national jury gave only 6 points.
The United Kingdom took second place, followed by Spain.