Azerbaijan and Georgia need to increase the dynamics of negotiations on the delimitation of borders and complete them as soon as possible, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov told reporters on December 12.

A total of 66 million GEL (about $24.84m/€21.90m) will be spent on developing mountainous regions in Georgia, to improve infrastructure and conditions for those living there, Trend reports referring to Agenda.ge.

The next meeting between Georgian Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Relations with Russia Zurab Abashidze and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin will be held in the second half of January in Prague, Trend reports referring to TASS.

Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Georgia amounted to $322.6 million in the third quarter (Q3) of 2018 as shown by preliminary data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat), Trend reports referring to Agenda.ge.

The inauguration ceremony of president elect Salome Zurabishvili will be held in the eastern town of Telavi on 16 December, Trend reports referring to Agenda.ge.

Georgia has exported 8,595 tonnes of mandarins this year as of 3 December 2018, announces Georgia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection, Agenda.ge reports.

In October 2018, 153,201 tourists from Georgia visited Turkey, which is 28 percent less than in the same month of 2017, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey told Trend Dec. 4.

Georgia’s monthly inflation posted a 0.7% increase in November 2018, while the annual inflation rate amounted to 1.9%, Agenda.ge reports referring to the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).

Art and history enthusiasts can now find stories and pictures illustrating the cultural and creative life of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia in a new catalogue unveiled at Tbilisi’s Art Palace venue, Agenda.ge reports.

The government of Japan has provided the Emergency Management Service of Georgia with a second-hand fire engine, Agenda.ge reports.