The murder of a 14-year-old girl by a man who considered her his wife has shone light on the problem of child marriage among Georgia's ethnic Azerbaijani community.
Azerbaijan is angry about France's sale of hardware and weapons to its rival Armenia. It's been quiet so far on Georgia's role in facilitating the transaction.
Vagif Khachatryan, a 68-year-old veteran of the First Karabakh War in the early 1990s, pleaded not guilty but was convicted of crimes including "genocide."
![Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili (center left) met on November 9 with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, where their conversation “was focused on Georgia’s EU accession.” After the meeting, Garibashvili’s office issued a statement that glossed over the conditions that Georgia has yet to meet, noting brusquely that Tbilisi “expects [candidacy] status to be granted by the European Council in December.” (Photo: gov.ge)](/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/2023-11/587_85717_399379_1.jpeg?itok=XpYDCzyw "Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili (center left) met on November 9 with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, where their conversation “was focused on Georgia’s EU accession.” After the meeting, Garibashvili’s office issued a statement that glossed over the conditions that Georgia has yet to meet, noting brusquely that Tbilisi “expects [candidacy] status to be granted by the European Council in December.” (Photo: gov.ge)")
