The Chief of General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces, Colonel-General Yuri Khachaturov is paying a formal visit to Georgia, the Ministry of Defence says.

The 19th round of Geneva talks will be held on 28-29 March. According to the Abkhazian government, Giorgi Baramia, head of the government of the autonomous republic of Abkhazeti

Syrian opposition organizations report President Bashar Assad's convoy was shot during his visit to the Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs.

Russia expresses concern with regard to the US supply of arms to the Georgian divisions participating in ISAF mission, Russian foreign ministry spokesperson, Alexander Lukashevich said, Interfax reports.

Syria's government has agreed to accept the peace plan put forward by the United Nations and Arab League envoy, Kofi Annan, the BBC reports.

The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, issued the following statement today

USD has equaled GEL 1.6420 against USD. The National Bank informs that official exchange rate from tomorrow will be 1 USD – GEL 1.6420.

President's spokesperson Manana Manjgaladze has made an explanation with regard to a meeting between Chairman of Parliament David Bakradze and the Patriarch of Jerusalem.

Parliament Chairman Davit Bakradze says his has raised the issue of Jerusalem’s Monastery of the Cross at all levels during his visit to Israel

Rezo Sakevarishvili, editor-in-chief of Forbes Georgia, has resigned. Sakevarishvili made this statement at a news conference at the InterpressNews office today

Parliament Speaker Davit Bakradze says the support expressed in the NDI survey increases responsibility of the government

Georgian opposition politician Bidzina Ivanishvili is paying tens of thousands of dollars a month to Washington lobbyists, and it looks like it's already paying off, Eurasianet.org says.

Kakha Mikaia, a member of the oppositional movement, has been detained in front of the district court building in Zugdidi, Samegrelo region, an InterpressNews correspondent report from Zugdidi.

Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili is ready to arrive at the governmental hour in the Parliament by the request of the faction "Unity for Justice" this week, Chairman of Parliament Davit Bakradze said at the bureau session.

According to the NDI survey, to the question which oppositional leader do you like - 54% of respondents said they liked Giorgi Targamadze, leader of the Christian-Democratic Movement. 29% of respondents said they didn’t like Targamadze.

Mitt Romney, a U.S. presidential candidate from the Republican Party, said Russia is “number one geopolitical foe” for the United States, CNN reported on Tuesday.

According to NDI survey, 47% of voters would vote for National Movement if parliamentary election was tomorrow (in case of a second choice – 2%), 10% said they would vote for the Georgian Dream (in case of a second choice – 3%), 3% - Christian Democratic Movement (in case of a second choice 8%).

The United States does not recognize legitimacy of the elections held in Abkhazeti and so-called South Ossetia, Department of State Spokesperson Victoria Nuland told journalist, Itar-Tass reports.

There were several cases of nuclear smuggling on the occupied territories, President Mikheil Saakashvili said in his speech on nuclear security summit in Seoul.

Oil prices have risen on world market. Agency Reuters reports that In London Brent crude was up $0,52 at $125,62 a barrel.