საინფორმაციო სააგენტო ინტერპრესნიუსი

I am deeply concerned about the ongoing repressions in Georgia linked to the arrest of Nika Melia, a leader of the “Coalition for Change”,” wrote Romanian MEP and Vice-President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), Dan Barna, on the social media platform X.­

[The judge] could have just as easily ruled that Nika Melia is a “man-eater” or kidnaps children. I don’t know, we watched this madness for hours, said Nika Gvaramia, a leader of the “Coalition for Change” and Nika Melia’s lawyer, to journalists while commenting on the replacement of Melia’s bail with detention.

According to Davit Jandieri, the lawyer of Giorgi Bachiashvili, former head of the Co-Investment Fund, Bachiashvili has named specific individuals who were on the plane that brought him to Georgia.

I am pleased that my friend Steve Daines met with Georgia’s legitimate President Salome Zurabishvili and opposition parties. The anti-American “Georgian Dream” regime is attacking President Trump and suppressing the opposition, wrote Congressman Joe Wilson (Republican Party), the author of the “MEGOBARI Act,” on his X page.

Today, at the trial, we heard the defense’s position that in the last three hours, he [Nika Melia] would have changed his stance and paid the bail amount, but his opportunity was restricted—naturally, this was an attempt on his part to evade responsibility, said Natia Tatiashvili, the prosecutor in the case of Nika Melia, one of the leaders of the “Coalition for Change,” in a statement to journalists.

I am concerned about the detentions of opposition leaders Nika Melia and Zurab Japaridze in Georgia, wrote Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Stenegård on her X page.

The Tbilisi City Court imposed detention as a preventive measure on Nika Melia, a leader of the “Coalition for Change,” in the case of his non-appearance before the Parliament’s temporary investigative commission, thereby granting the prosecution’s motion.

The fact that Gomelauri “left” without even being allowed to express gratitude to his agency’s employees shows the extent of tension and conflict within the ruling “team” and how little they care about undermining their authority, wrote Georgia’s fifth President, Salome Zurabishvili, on social media.

Tatia Afriamashvili, the second individual involved in the case of insulting “Georgian Dream” MP Mariam Lashkhi, has also been sentenced to 12 days of administrative detention.

During the trial of Nika Melia, one of the leaders of the “Coalition for Change,” in Tbilisi City Court, Nika Melia splashed water on Judge Irakli Shvangiradze.

“The load of our Middle Corridor is increasing, as are trade, business relations, and investments both from the West and from various regions of Asia, including China,” said the President of the National Bank, Natia Turnava, in response to a journalist’s question regarding Chinese banks.

“What kind of silly questions are these?! No, of course I do not plead guilty. I’m holding myself back with great effort, but I might still tell you something soon,” this is how the defendant, Nika Melia, responded to Judge Irakli Shvangiradze’s question about whether he pleaded guilty.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and U.S. Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, discussed issues of strengthening U.S.-Georgia relations, according to a statement shared on the senator’s X account.

"When you are summoned to a parliamentary investigative commission and you do not go, it always leads to an appropriate response as provided by law,” said the Secretary General of Georgian Dream, Kakha Kaladze, regarding one of the leaders of the ‘Coalition for Change’, Nika Melia.

I had a very productive meeting with U.S. Senator Steve Daines, where we discussed the strong partnership between Georgia and the U.S. and our country’s special role in ensuring peace and stability in the region, wrote Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on the social network X.

The Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, met with U.S. Senator Steve Daines, a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. This information was released by the Government Administration.

“Each successive year, the state becomes more lenient toward law enforcement officers who violate the law and commit crimes. In 2024, the rate of disciplinary punishment of police officers reached a historic low in the past 10 years,” – this is stated in the report on the assessment of law enforcement activities prepared by the "Rule of Law Center."

Will representatives of “Georgian Dream” meet with the senator? I don’t know; they are simply lunatics, and you can’t predict their actions. The tragedy isn’t about who meets whom or who doesn’t—it’s about ensuring Georgia isn’t harmed by all this, said Paata Manjgaladze, one of the leaders of “Strategy Aghmashenebeli,” on PalitraNews’ program “Day’s Newsroom,” commenting on the visit of U.S. Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to Georgia.

NATO allies must understand that conceding to Russia’s demand to halt the alliance’s eastward expansion is tantamount to a death sentence for many people—and possibly entire nations, wrote Marko Mihkelson, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Estonian Parliament, on the social platform X.

Georgia’s leading international pharmaceutical company reinforces its commitment to public health.

Zion signed a strategic partnership memorandum with the Swiss company Schindler. The distinguished project,

Pave Bank, the world’s first programmable bank, announced the successful expansion of its global correspondent banking network,