Issue no: 889
• OCTOBER 21 - 24, 2016
• PUBLISHED TWICE WEEKLY
PRICE: GEL 2.50
In this week’s issue... Tbilisi Marathon to Take Place in City Center NEWS PAGE 2
Obama Calls Donald Trump’s Admiration of Putin ‘Unprecedented’ POLITICS PAGE 6
FOCUS ON EU RELATIONS & GEORGIAN VALUES
Ambassador Janos Herman discusses EU-Georgia relations, values and PAGE 8 bilateral cooperation
The Telegraph Names Georgia Top Travel Destination for UK Airlines
T
he UK daily newspaper The Telegraph has named Georgia a top travel destination in an article titled: ‘17 amazing places UK airlines should wake up and launch
flights to.’ The article names 17 top destinations within 9,000 miles of London that need to be connected to Britain and can be reached from Britain with just a single flight, and recommends British airline companies to launch direct flights there. The article recommends readers visit Georgia “one of the oldest countries in the world,” and cites one of the tourists: "These days, its fine Art Nouveau buildings and pretty, traditional balconied houses are what some would call shabby chic. Yet new hotels and shopping malls are springing up and gentrification is under way in its more historic districts. Tbilisi feels like a city finally coming into itself. In other words, get here fast before everyone else does!" Georgian-born British singer Katie Melua is also quoted in the article. "It's steeped in history – the Old Town, with its twisting alleys, is particularly fascinating," she says. "It's a city that's very much off the beaten track. Not many tourists have been there, which makes it all the more worth visiting."
Separatist Commander, Alleged War Criminal Killed in Ukraine’s Donbass POLITICS PAGE 7
Neuter and Spay Day with Mayhew International in Tbilisi SOCIETY PAGE 10
Boris Akunin Meets Georgian Readers SOCIETY PAGE 10
Tabliashvili’s Fairytale beyond Illusions CULTURE PAGE 13
Product Management Workshop for Performing Arts Professionals in Adjara CULTURE PAGE 15