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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.

At Tbilisi City Court, a trial is underway for Nika Melia, one of the leaders of the ‘Coalition for Change’, regarding his failure to appear before the parliamentary temporary investigative commission. The defendant, Nika Melia, is attending the session.

"At the meeting, it wasn’t just the Senator—there were also representatives from the State Department. Naturally, we told them that in such a situation, Georgia cannot be an interesting country for anyone, because it currently serves the interests that Russia has regarding this country,” said Nika Gvaramia, leader of the ‘Coalition for Change’, assessing the meeting with Senator Steve Daines.

"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.

It’s good that such high-level visits are resuming in Georgia, but I don’t think Senator Daines’ visit is an alternative to Bidzina Ivanishvili’s meeting with the ambassador, which was intended to deliver Rubio’s message to the Georgian government, said Giorgi Rukhadze, founder of the Strategic Analysis Center, 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.

According to Georgia’s fifth President, Salome Zurabishvili, the “Resistance Platform” addressed the leaders of the “Weimar Triangle” regarding issues that “require immediate attention from our partners and a more active, effective, and coherent EU policy toward Georgia.”

According to the National Statistics Service of Georgia, preliminary estimates indicate that in April 2025, compared to the same period of the previous year, real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth amounted to 7.5%, while the average growth rate for the first four months of 2025 was 8.8%.

According to lawyer Giorgi Kondakhishvili, a written request was submitted to the court to ensure that Nika Melia, one of the leaders of the “Coalition for Change,” attends the court hearing. The hearing concerns Melia’s failure to appear before an investigative commission, for which he has been imposed a 50,000 GEL bail.

According to Georgia’s fifth President, Salome Zurabishvili, on behalf of the “Resistance Platform,” she met with U.S. Senator Steve Daines, who is visiting Georgia.

This year is very significant; it is an anniversary year for our national currency. It marks 30 years since the lari was introduced into circulation, said Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze during his speech at an international conference dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the lari’s introduction.

U.S. Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is visiting Georgia.

On the anniversary year of the lari, through the joint efforts of the National Bank of Georgia and commercial banks, we have an exemplary banking sector in the region. Additionally, our country is distinguished by rapid economic growth, making us a leader not only in our broader region but across the entire continent, said Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze during his speech at an international conference marking the 30th anniversary of the lari’s introduction into circulation.

Russia’s concerns about NATO expansion are legitimate, and the U.S. is ready to discuss this issue within the framework of peace negotiations concerning Ukraine, said Keith Kellogg, special representative of U.S. President Donald Trump, in an interview with ABC News.

“It is very alarming if, after unsuccessful attacks on Georgian politics, we are now to witness attacks on the Georgian economy,” – this is what Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili writes on social media, responding to the statements of the Polish and French embassies.

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