Ambassador of Georgia to Romania. Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. to UK & PermRep to IMO. Passionate about Europe & Maritime diplomacy. 🇬🇪🇷🇴🇪🇺
One of the highlights of last week - honoured to be received for a farewell by Chief Mouser Palmerston
@DiploMog
, the famous employee of the
@foreignoffice
!
I am happy to announce that the next mission in my
#diplomatic
journey is Ambassador of Georgia to Romania. I look forward to further energizing the already strong strategic 🇬🇪🤝🇷🇴 partnership.
Our amazing daughter Rusa, just graduated from Westminster University w/ a Bachelor of Science in Human
#Nutrition
(first Class with honors)! 👩🏼🎓🥇🏆🎉So proud of her!Graduation ceremony postponed but we’ll do our best to celebrate!წარმატებები!🇬🇪🇬🇧
@UniWestminster
@NutritionSoc
Today 🇬🇪 celebrates Tamaroba (თამარობა) due to the Great Georgian monarch of XIIc. Queen Tamar (1184-1213), the 1st woman to rule Georgia as 'mepe' (king). She was canonized as a Saint by Georgian
#Orthodox
Church. Fresco from Betania monastery XII-XIIIc. თამარობას გილოცავთ!
A very emotional moment this afternoon as I presented my letter of credence to the President of
#Romania
@KlausIohannis
.
Looking forward to many more positive developments in the Strategic bilateral relations 🇬🇪🇷🇴 in coming future.Official photos will follow shortly.
@MFAgovge
Honored to represent
#Georgia
at
#InvictusGames
5th anniv. reception
@GuildHall
tonight. Special opportunity to convey congratulations &words of appreciation to Prince Harry on behalf of Georgian 🇬🇪 wounded warriors. Very impressive film: (foto
@irakuri
)
Pleased to continue diplomatic service in my new position
@MFAgovge
as Ambasador at Large on Black Sea Affairs. Today
#BlackSea
has a great geostrategic importance & active diplomacy in region as well w/
#EU
&
#NATO
is essential to foster interconnectivity & security challenges.
After 4 fascinating years in London my tenure as Amb. of 🇬🇪to 🇬🇧has come to an end. Huge THY to all colleagues & followers for excellent cooperation. Looking forward to continuing close partnership in my current capacity as PermRep of Georgia to
#IMO
Finally, we have a Georgian 🇬🇪restaurant in Bucharest! Well located at strada Silvestru nr. 3, it offers wide variety of authentic Georgian cuisine and Georgian wine.
#SupraPower
#GastronomicDiplomacy
It was an honor & a privilege to serve my country as the 1st female Ambassador of
#Georgia
to UK. 🇬🇪-🇬🇧 Strategic partnership reached new heights during last 4 years. THY to Minister
@ChrisPincher
&
#FCO
team for support & excellent meeting this morning.
@MFAgovge
@foreignoffice
Wishing the very best to Georgia’s Ambassador
@tberuch
as she completes her posting in London. Thanks to her support, the friendship between our countries has never been stronger and opportunities for future cooperation in trade, culture & security are flourishing.
Very happy to come back home today on
#Orthodox
#Easter
Sunday after 5 amazing years in
#London
!
ქრისტე აღსდგა!
Christ is Risen!
Χριστός Ανέστη!
Wishing everyone peace, love & hope from beautiful
#Tbilisi
!
Today
#Orthodox
Christians in
#Georgia
are celebrating
#Christmas
. გილოცავთ ქრისტეშობას! Delighted to attend special liturgy at the Georgian Orthodox Church of Nativity in
#London
together w/ Georgian diaspora. May the candles we light tonight bring the end to darkness!
I have no doubts , we are almost there! Meanwhile
@BBCNews
once again about terminology-
#Georgia
🇬🇪should not be referred as a “former Soviet state”. It is outdated & offensive for forward looking democracy with unique 8000year winemaking tradition!
The embroidery is a national tradition in both
#Georgia
& Romania that we celebrate, preserve & cherish. There are some beautiful ornaments made by the same cross stitching technique. Can you distinguish which one is Georgian & which one is Romanian? 🇬🇪🇷🇴
#tradition
#embroidery
Magnificent view from my window this morning - Kazbegi (5,047m.a.s. მყინვარწვერი), the 3rd highest mountain in
#Georgia
. Acc. to Greek mythology, Prometheus (Amirani in Geo) was chained here for giving fire to mankind. Gergeti (გერგეთი)Trinity Church, 14th c. stands at 2170m.
The European Council has decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine & Moldova.
#EUCO
granted candidate status to Georgia. And the EU will open negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina once the necessary degree of compliance with the membership criteria is reached and
“Hungry Woolf“cafe & delivery is the only place in
#Edinburgh
& in whole
#Scotland
where U can get authentic Georgian🇬🇪 food. Est. in 2018 by young Georgian family Ia & Dato, it’s already very popular & will be expanding soon.Wishing every success to them &
#KhachapuriDiplomacy
!
Congratulations President - elect
@JoeBiden
on your historical win! As the VP, your contribution to strengthening the
#US
-
#Georgia
relations was invaluable. Hope for new advancement in 🇬🇪🇺🇲 Strategic Partnership. Photo from my private archive-White House, January 2015.
December 1st is the National Day of
#Romania
! Also known as Great Union or Unification Day,that marks unification of Transylvania,Bessarabia& Bukovina w/Romanian Kingdom in 1918. La mulți ani
#Rom
ânia & its People full of happiness & prosperity!
#Bucharest
#StrongerTogether
🇬🇪🇷🇴
Today marks 30 Years after 9 April Tbilisi Massacre-
#Georgia
’s peaceful fight for
#Freedom
. It’s one of the most tragic & heroic dates in modern Georgian history & day of National Unity.🇬🇪remember heroes who tried 2stop Soviet tanks w/ their bare hands-gone, but not forgotten!
#LessPlastic
infographic is now available for the FIRST time in Georgian🇬🇪as a result of fruitful cooperation of
@GeoEmbLondon
with
@LessPlasticUK
.”9 რჩევა როგორ ვიცხოვროთ პლასტიკის გარეშე”- გთხოვთ გამოიყენოთ და გაავრცელოთ. მომზადდა ბრიტანეთში საქართველოს საელჩოს ინიციატივით.
Historic moment: today
@DZalkaliani
&
@DominicRaab
signed new
#Georgia
-
#UK
Strategic Partnership& Cooperation agreement to further strengthen bilateral political,defense & security cooperation as well as insure frictionless Free Trade& business relations.
#StrongerTogether
🇬🇪🇬🇧
Today
#Georgia
🇬🇪 celebrate the day of our mother tongue - unique Georgian language with one of the oldest alphabets in the World #ქართული ენა , #დედაენა
@UNESCO
Finally, the long-awaited graduation of our daughter Rusa in London! “Your time has come to shine, all your dreams are on their way.” წარმატებები რუსა!
@UniWestminster
#proudparents
Our amazing daughter Rusa, just graduated from Westminster University w/ a Bachelor of Science in Human
#Nutrition
(first Class with honors)! 👩🏼🎓🥇🏆🎉So proud of her!Graduation ceremony postponed but we’ll do our best to celebrate!წარმატებები!🇬🇪🇬🇧
@UniWestminster
@NutritionSoc
Gold Necklace with Turtle Pendants, Colchian, Western Georgia, about 450 BC . Tbilisi, National Museum of Georgia
@MuseumGNM
#Georgia
#archeologie
საქართველოს საგანძური
View from my home balcony in
#Mtskheta
#Georgia
🇬🇪, VI century Javri (ჯვარი, cross) monastery on a hill is part of the UNESCO World Heritage list. Home, sweet home! ❤️My self-isolation place for next 14 days.
Today is National
#Flag
Day in
#Georgia
.The flag of Georgian Independent State also known as the Five Cross Flag (ხუთჯვრიანი დროშა) is originated from a banner of the medieval Kingdom of Georgia, that was adopted on January 14, 2004.
#HappyNationalFlagDay
Today we celebrates National Day-
#26May
& 30th anniversary of
#Georgia
regaining Independence. On 26.05.1918 Act of Independence was adopted establishing the 1st Democratic Republic of
#Georgia
🇬🇪!
დამოუკიდებლობის დღეს გილოცავ, საქართველო!
@MFAgovge
@parliament_ge
@agenda_ge
Engaging conversation with Director General Dan Iancu
@MAERomania
. Discussed plans for 2023 to put in motion priorities of GEO-RO Strategic Partnership Declaration, foster
#Georgia
‘s
#EU
integration agenda incl.🇬🇪🇷🇴🇪🇺
#connectivity
for building mutual
#resilience
.
@MFAgovge
#OrthodoxEaster
morning: eggs dyed red acc. to Georgian tradition w madder root(rubio),hand painted Romanian eggs, 🇬🇪Paska-პასკა,candle from St Antim Ivireanu (ანთიმოზ ივერიელი)Monastery in
#Bucharest
& Easter bunny from my Lile! ქრისტე აღსდგა! Christ is risen! Hristos a înviat!
What a pleasant thematic surprise that awaited me in my new office - reproduction of the “Batumi Port” by famous Georgian naive artist Pirosmani (ფიროსმანი)! I see it as a good sign.
#Batumi
#ბათუმი
#BlackSea
#Connectivity
#Maritime
💯 years ago
#Georgia
was among few countries in the world, before UK & US, where elections were held by universal suffrage & gender equality was widely promoted by Constitution .There are 5 women MPs elected at 1st legislative body of the Georgian Democratic Republic.
#IWD2018
Today
#Georgia
🇬🇪 celebrates restoration of self-governance or autocephaly of Georgian
#OrthodoxChurch
,granted by Antioch in 457. In 1811 Russian Empire illegally abolished this status, which was regained back in 1917. Photo-Iconic Jvari Monastery(VIc)
@unesco
heritage.გილოცავთ!
Excellent news: Long awaited and well deserved recommendation of the
@EU_Commission
to the EU governments to grant candidate status to
#Georgia
! 🇪🇺🇬🇪 კიდევ ერთი ისტორიული ნაბიჯი ევროკავშირისკენ! 🇬🇪🇪🇺👏🥂გილოცავთ!
@EUCouncil
Georgia has taken steps to strengthen engagement with the EU and increased pace of reforms in the recent months to address the twelve priorities identified in its membership application.
We recommend that the
@EUCouncil
grants candidate status to Georgia on the understanding
Delighted 2be co-organizer of the 'Unveiling Vazha Pshavela' evening launching the most comprehensive book of the poems in English of this renowned Georgian writer.
High appreciation to
@asiahousearts
& all participants 4excellent collaboration in promoting culture of
#Georgia
Happy to meet PM I. Gharibashvili
@GharibashviliGe
in my new capacity as Ambassador of Georgia to Romania. Discussed current priorities of 🇬🇪🇷🇴 Strategic partnership & efforts to insure
#BlackSea
connectivity.Excellent opportunity to share my plans to advance coop. in all domains
#OTD
in 1990, >400k Ukrainians🇺🇦 joined hands from Kyiv to Lviv to demand independence. It was our first
#UkrainianWave
. Today we face more than 100k 🇷🇺 troops at our border. Join us for a new
#UkrainianWave
to support our right to choose our own path!
RT
#StandWithUkraine
+ 👋
Happy Platinum Jubilee to HM The Queen Elizabeth II!
It was a huge honor& privilege to serve as the 1st female Ambassador of Georgia🇬🇪to the Court of St.James's. Photo:official ceremony of presentation of letters of credence at Buckingham Palace,24.06.2016
#PlatinumJubilee
#HM70
Today
#Georgia
celebrates Ninooba-ნინობა, dedicated to St. Nino, who converted Georgians into Christian faith in early IV century. She baptized Georgia with a Cross made of vine, which is kept in
#Tbilisi
Sioni cathedral. წმინდა ნინოს მადლი და ძალა ფარავდეს საქართველოს!
My special tribute today
#InternationalWomensDay2019
to prominent 5 women members of Constitutional Assembly of
#Georgia
elected by universal
#suffrage
100 yrs ago. All became victims of Soviet
#occupation
-arrested, sent into exile, 2 of them executed. 🇬🇪
Day one of
#DiploTripGeorgia2019
started in ancient city
#Kutaisi
& XII century monastery Gelati, important religious,cultural& educational center of
#Georgia
, part of
@UNESCO
heritage list w unique ancient mosaics & frescos. All impressed by great weather & fantastic scenery!
Today
#Georgia
🇬🇪celebrates Ninooba-ნინობა, dedicated to St. Nino, who converted Georgians into Christianity in early IV century. Nino is one of the most venerated saints of Orthodox Church & her attribute, grapevine cross is kept in
#Tbilisi
Sioni cathedral. ნინოობას გილოცავთ!
#Georgia
🇬🇪celebrates
#Christmas
today! Peace and Joy to everyone who celebrates
#orthodox
Christmas!
ქრისტეშობას გილოცავთ!
(Icon by contemporary artist Levan Margiani).
Today🇬🇪celebrates Tamaroba-თამარობა, to commemorate Great Georgian monarch of XIIc. Queen Tamar(1184-1213), 1st woman to rule Georgia as 'mepe'(king). She was canonized as a Saint by Georgian
#Orthodox
Church. Fresco Betania monastery XII-XIIIc. თამარობას გილოცავთ!
@BasilicaNews
Extraordinary publication of lost treasure of
#Georgia
-A Living Alphabet has finally been brought 2life due to efforts of publisher of this brilliant book, prominent representative of Georgian diaspora in
#UK
Tsira Kemularia. It was a pleasure 2host her at Embassy w/ lovely son.
According to two exit polls the Georgian Dream ruling party endorsed presidential candidate
#SalomeZurabishvili
has won the presidential election runoff today - first Female President of
#Georgia
🇬🇪!
#womenpower
in action!
#OTD
🇬🇪 celebrates Great Georgian King St.Tamar (1189-1213) #თამარმეფე-highly respected figure in Georgian history & canonized as a Saint by Georgian
#Orthodox
Church. There are only four survived frescos of her from XII-XIII cent.-in Vardzia, Betania,Kintsvisi& Bertubani
Today
#Orthodox
Church of
#Georgia
celebrates PALM SUNDAY - THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY OF JESUS INTO JERUSALEM. გილოცავთ ბზობა-ბაიაობას - უფალის დიდებით შესვლას იერუსალიმში!🌿
#HappyStGeorgesDay
to
#England
& 2all who celebrate! As a highly celebrated Saint by both Western & Eastern Christians, is Patron of
#Georgia
w/365
#Orthodox
churches in country named after him. A Mural from medieval Matskhvarishi church in
#Svaneti
, 🇬🇪
Today at Buckingham Palace, The Queen held an audience & received the Letters of credence from HE the Ambassador of the Republic of Maldives Dr Farah Faizal. Symbolic that this event is coinciding w/ National Day of
#Maldives
🇲🇻! Warm congrats to
@DrFarahFaizal
& success ahead!
Today in 1991, 99,08% of Georgian citizens inc. of
#Abkhazia
&
#Tskhinvali
reg.answered in favour of question:"Do U support restoration of
#independence
in accord. w/Act of Declaration of Independence of
#Georgia
of May26,1918?🇬🇪 was 4th after 🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪2organize
#Referendum
The 1st Honorary Consulate of Georgia to
#UK
has been officially opened today. I wish success 2Honorary Consul Derek
#Pickup
in his important mission 2further strengthen people2people, business, cultural & tourism links b/w Twinned cities
#Tbilisi
&
#Bristol
#BristolCityCouncil
Amb.Kote Zaldastanishvili would be 60 today. A proud patriot, he was one of the finest Georgian🇬🇪 diplomat & close friend. Happy & proud for opportunity to contribute to this book dedicated to dear Kote.გამორჩეული დიპლომატი & მეგობარი კოტე ზალდასტანიშვილი დღეს 60 წლის გახდებოდა.
Today
#Orthodox
#Christians
in
#Georgia
are celebrating day of the Saint George -გიორგობა (Giorgoba).The Holy Great Martyr George the Victory-Bearer is special protector of Nation celebrated two times: on November23 & May6. გიორგობის ძალა და მადლი გფარავდეთ!
It’s exactly one year since I presented my credentials to
@KlausIohannis
.Honored to serve as Amb. of Georgia to Romania at this special time for
#BlackSea
region full of challenges & opportunities. Looking forward to further deepening 🇬🇪🇧🇪strategic relations!
@Odobes1Luminita
2023 წლის 17 იანვარს, რუმინეთში საქართველოს ელჩმა თამარ ბერუჩაშვილმა კოტროჩენის სასახლეში რწმუნებათა სიგელები გადასცა რუმინეთის პრეზიდენტს კლაუს იოჰანისს. შეხვედრაზე აღინიშნა 🇬🇪🇷🇴 სრული მზაობა სტრატეგიული პარტნიორობის გააქტიურებისათვის ყველა მიმართულებით.
@AgendaGeorgia
Necklace with Bird pendants, 400-350 B.C. Golden Treasure of Vani, Western Georgia. Tbilisi, National Museum of
#Georgia
.Photo by Amiran Kiladze
@MuseumGNM
#Georgia
#archeologie
საქართველოს საგანძური
#Georgia
marks Georgian
#Language
Day in remembrance of the mass protest in 1978 when around 100,000 citizens came out on the streets 2protect status of Georgian as official state language. Extraordinary action & success during the USSR! #დედაენა #ქართული