Georgia's pro-Western president has said she will stay in post until new parliamentary elections are held, as protests continue over the government's decision to put EU accession negotiations on hold.

The U.S. Department of State announced the suspension of the strategic partnership agreement with Georgia. This decision was made in response to mass protests that took place in Tbilisi.

Tbilisi, Georgia - 29, 2024 A blazing bonfire on Rustaveli Avenue became the fiery centerpiece of escalating protests in Georgia’s capital, captured in a video shared by X user Nicholas Pearce. Describing the scene at 3 a.

Georgia’s interior ministry has said that 107 people were arrested during Friday’s protests in the capital Tbilisi sparked by the government’s decision to delay the former Soviet country’s bid to join the European Union.

Protesters clashed with police in Georgia's capital of Tbilisi on Thursday after the government suspended talks on its bid to join the European Union for four years.

In downtown Tbilisi on Thursday evening, clashes erupted during a protest against the government's decision to suspend EU accession talks until 2028, local media reported. Among the protesters was the country's president,

Police used water cannons on Chichinadze Street, near the parliament building. Before the dispersal, clashes erupted between law enforcement officers and demonstrators. Read also: EU and Josep Borrell urge Georgia to investigate and address election violations Reports indicated that police used pepper spray,