Day: December 13, 2023
On December 13, the National Statistics Service of Georgia (Geostat) published express data indicating that the external merchandise trade (excluding non-declared trade) of Georgia increased by 14.7% in January-November 2023 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, reaching USD 19, 626.4 million.
Source: GeostatAccording to Geostat, Georgia’s external merchandise trade saw exports rise by 11.1% to reach USD 5, 584.3 million, while imports increased by 16.3% and totaled USD 14, 042.1 million. The trade deficit amounted to USD 8, 457.8 million, representing 43.1% of the overall trade turnover.
Geostat will publish the detailed data on external merchandise trade of Georgia on December 19, 2023.
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Giorgi Darchiashvili, a Georgian citizen illegally detained by the Russian occupation forces, has been released and is now safe in Tbilisi-controlled territory, the State Security Service of Georgia reported on December 12.
According to the SSSG, the central government of Georgia raised the issue within the framework of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) and the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM).
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The SSSG further noted that the emergency hotline and “all relevant instruments at the disposal of the central government” were activated to secure Darchiashvili’s release from illegal detention.
“The central government, together with international partners, continues to work actively for the release of all Georgian citizens illegally detained in the occupied territories,” the SSSG said, adding that “the responsibility for all destructive acts committed in the occupied territories of Georgia, as well as along the occupation line, rests with the occupying power.”
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