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Georgia is seeking regional leadership in economic development and has done much for this, said the President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili at the opening of the OSCE Economic Forum in Batumi.

The President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili visited the construction of the tunnel in Tbilisi, on joining the road Vake and Vera districts.

"Festival of Young Wine 2012" will be held at the Ethnographic Museum in the open air.

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili participates in the Conference of the World Tourism Organization UNWTO, which is opened in Batumi.

The largest Greek airline company Aegean Airlines from June 11 starts flights from Georgia to Europe. This was announced at the presentation of the company in Tbilisi.

Georgian scientists have studied the Caucasian endemic plant of Ivy, and created the drug against the spasmodic cough.

Last week was developed the story with the supply of Georgian products to the Russian market. Apparently, Russia's leaders have decided to change tactics and return to Russia Georgian brands. However, on a background of political opposition of course it was not without characteristics of official Moscow”quirks."

Part of Georgian resorts continues to prepare for the summer season. As stated in the information center of tourism of Mestia, at a growing rate are held infrastructure works: in the final phase is the construction of the historical museum, hotels and food objects, the official opening of which is scheduled in August.

National Federation of Rafting Georgia (NFRG) begins to promote the country's extreme sport of kayaking - a single descent of the mountain river kayaking (single kayak).

Tusheti is the fifth of the ten best places in the world, of which hardly knows anybody in the world.

Portuguese city Porto voted as the best tourist city in Europe in 2012 in the contest conducted by the organization of choice for European consumers.

In January, Georgia visited 227,006 visitors that are higher for 41% than last year.

In Kazbegi are created protected areas. This includes changes to the law "On the status of protected areas." The author of the changes is the Department of Environmental Protection. Parliament has already passed amendments in first reading.