Georgia

Georgia calls for coop. with Iran in fight against extremism

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Head of State Agency on Religious Affairs and Adviser to the Prime Minister of Georgia Zaza Vashakmadze called for cooperating with the Islamic Republic of Iran in the fight against extremism.

Zarif, Georgia deputy FM discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a meeting with the Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Khvtisiashvili on Sunday afternoon in Tehran.

US sanctions can create opportunities for coop. with Georgia: Araghchi

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Referring to the difficulties created by the US-led sanctions against Iran, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that the sanctions could also bring new opportunities for Iran and Georgia to improve mutual ties.

Iran, Georgia poised to expand trade ties in comimg month

TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – The Head of Iran-Georgia Parliamentary Friendship Group Shalva Kiknavalidze said that trade talks between Iran and Georgia will be expanded in the next month.

Larijani underlies expansion of Iran, Georgia ties

TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – In a Sunday meeting with members of Iran-Georgia Parliamentary Friendship Group, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani underlined the significance of improving mutual ties.

Zarif meets with foreign envoy, officials in Tehran

TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate talks with the Zimbabwean envoy and the senior officials from Georgia, Malaysia and Egypt in Tehran on Sunday.

Iran, Georgia stress expansion of ties

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Georgia Javad Ghavam-Shahidi and Georgian Agriculture Minister Levan Davitashvili in a meeting in Tbilisi underlined the need to broaden all-out ties between the two states.

'Under Influence' to vie at Tofuzi filmfest. in Georgia

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece 'Under Influence' by Maryam Amiri will take part at the 11th edition of ‘Tofuzi’ International Festival of Animated Films in Georgia.

Iranian filmmaker joins juries of 13th Batumi filmfest. in Georgia

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Iranian young filmmaker Ghasideh Golmakani will be joining the jury panel of 13th Batumi International Art-House Film Festival (BIAFF) in Georgia, which will kick off on Sunday.

'Castle of Dreams' goes to Batumi filmfest. in Georgia

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Iranian feature 'Castle of Dreams', directed by Reza Mirkarimi, has made it into the competition program of 13th Batumi International Art-House Film Festival (BIAFF) in Georgia.

Two Iranian animations to vie at 11th TOFUZI filmfest. in Georgia

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Two Iranian short animated films, ‘Sink’ by Mahboobeh Kalaee and ‘Stair’ by Siamak Vahed, will take part at the 11th edition of ‘Tofuzi’ International Festival of Animated Films in Georgia.

Wrestlers gain 11 more medals at 2019 Tbilisi Grand Prix

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Iranian wrestlers snatched two gold, two silver and seven bronze medals at 2019 edition of Tbilisi Grand Prix of V. Balavadze and G. Kartozia in Georgia on Friday.

Iranian wrestlers win seven medals at 2019 Tbilisi Grand Prix

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iranian wrestlers collected three golds, one silver and three bronze medals at 2019 edition of Tbilisi Grand Prix of V. Balavadze and G. Kartozia in Georgia on Thursday.

Rouhani felicitates Georgia on Independence Day

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated his Georgian counterpart Salome Zourabichvili on the country’s Independence Day and expressed hope for further expansion of relations between the two sides.

Iranian parl. friendship group meets with Georgian parl. speaker

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – The Iran-Georgia Parliamentary Friendship Groupat the Iranian Parliament met with the speaker of the Parliament of Georgia in Tbilisi on Wednesday.

Panel on Iranian studies held in Georgia

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – A specialized panel under the title of “Iranian studies dialogue” was held in Tibilisi on Wednesday.

Iran, Georgia hold joint consular committee meeting in Tbilisi

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Iran and Georgia held on Saturday the fourth meeting of their joint consular committee in Tbilisi with a focus on facilitating travels of Iranian nationals to the Eurasian country.

Travelers warned of swine flu risk in Georgia

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has advised Iranian citizens to refrain from traveling to Georgia due to the recent outbreak of swine flu in the Caucasian country.

Tbilisi hosting Iranian Film Festival

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – The State University of Tbilisi, Georgia, is hosting the 'Iranian Film Festival', in line with the push to popularize Iranian culture, art, and cinematography in the European country.

Senior MP:

Foreign, intelligence ministries need to pursue issues of Iranians' traveling to Georgia

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – Chairman of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iranian Parliament Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh said Sun. that Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Ministry need to take into account the issue of mistreatment and disrespect against Iranian tourists traveling to Georgia.

Iran lodges protest with Georgian amb. over mistreatment of citizens

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Following the unfriendly behavior of certain Georgian border officials towards Iranian citizens, Iranian Foreign Ministry's Director-General for Eurasian Affairs Gholamreza Bagheri Moghaddam conveyed Iran's protest to Tbilisi regarding the mistreatment of its nationals seeking to enter the South Caucasian country.

Iran embassy pursuing Georgia’s deportation of nationals

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – The embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Tbilisi issued a statement on Monday, announcing that following the unusual deportation of a number of Iranian nationals across different borders of Georgia, the embassy has taken necessary measures through diplomatic channels.

Iranian filmmaker Nima Javidi joins jury panel of Tbilisi Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Iranian screenwriter and director Nima Javidi has departed for Georgia to join the jury panel at the 19th Tbilisi International Film Festival.

Georgia elects Salome Zurabishvili as first female president

TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – The French-born former foreign minister of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, won the Presidential election on Wednesday.

'Empty View' to vie at 2 intl. film festivals

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – Iranian animated piece 'Empty View' has made its way into the competition section of two international film festivals.

Ganjzadeh gains gold at Karate1-Premier League

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Karate practitioner Sajjad Ganjzadeh won the prestigious gold medal at the 2018 Karate1- Premier League in Berlin, Germany.

Iran slams disrespect for Islamic headscarves at Tbilisi Airport

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi says the country has lodged its strong protest with Georgia over the problems which some Iranian passengers faced at Tbilisi airport.

Georgia’s accession to NATO may trigger ‘terrible conflict,’ says Medvedev

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Monday opposed Georgia’s accession to NATO, saying it may trigger a “terrible conflict.”

Reaction to Georgia, Ukraine NATO membership to be 'extremely negative': Putin

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) –Russia’s reaction to NATO’s decision to grant membership to Ukraine and Georgia would be "extremely negative," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.