30 BATUMI, Georgia The Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) arrived in Batumi, Georgia, for engagements with Georgian coast guard leadership and local Georgia representatives, May 4, 2021.
Before arrival in port, Hamilton s crew operated at sea with the Georgia coast guard. While in port, the two coast guards will continue to build upon the relationship they forged at sea.
Upon arrival, the crew was greeted with a Georgian demonstration of dancing and singing after conducting the U.S. and Georgian national anthems. The Georgian coast guard and Hamilton also conducted several tours, a dinner, and a five-kilometer run to foster camaraderie.
Georgiaâs road ahead: Time for the EU to show some tough love
Date:Â 30/04/2021
While an EU-brokered deal ended Georgiaâs political crisis, the countryâs political polarisation risks impeding its full implementation. It is high time to end the squabbling, put the country first and deliver what Georgian citizens deserve.
The EU-brokered deal reached on 19 April ended Georgiaâs months-long domestic political standoff. Opposition party members agreed to take their mandated seats in the parliament, which now has a constitutional majority to vote on an amnesty bill and address other political issues. At a time when the EU is short on positive foreign policy stories, this marks an important success.
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Protests in Georgia Increase Former President Mikheil Saakashvili’s Influence
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 34
Georgian opposition protests outside parliament (Source: EPA)
On March 1, European Council President Charles Michel met in Tbilisi with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili and Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. Reportedly, the two sides were predominantly going to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic as well as cooperation between Georgia and the European Union under the 2014 Association Agreement (Civil.ge, February 28). However, the top EU representative’s trip to Georgia notably occurred against the background of a growing political crisis in this South Caucasus republic, marked acutely by the recent arrest of Nikanor Melia, who chairs the largest and most influential opposition party, United National Movement (UNM) (see EDM, February 24). As such, while visiting the Georgian capital, Michel also separately sat down with leaders of the main oppo