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.
As new films provoke national debate about the 1992-93 war in Abkhazia, Georgian society agrees to disagree on how to remember the conflict and deal with its consequences.
Armenia is increasingly keen on Western mediation while Azerbaijan prefers to see the issue settled with the participation of regional powers like Russia and Turkey.
![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)")
