On the occasion of the 18th anniversary of the 2008 Russia-Georgia war, the national flags are flown at half-mast at the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as at Georgia’s diplomatic representations and consular offices abroad, to honour the memory of those who lost their lives.

Eighteen years have passed since the full-scale military aggression launched by the Russian Federation against Georgia. In August 2008, disregarding the fundamental norms and principles of international law, Russia carried out the illegal occupation of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region - inalienable parts of Georgia’s territory - and recognised their so-called independence.

On 29 July 2026, the closing session of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) was held under the Georgian Chairpersonship.

საქართველოს საგარეო საქმეთა სამინისტრო აცხადებს საგრანტო კონკურსს „ჩემი ქართული სკოლა“. საგრანტო პროგრამის მიზანია ქართული ენის სწავლების ხარისხის გაუმჯობესება, მოსწავლეების კულტურულ აქტივობებში ჩართულობის გაზრდა, საკვირაო სკოლების გაძლიერება სასწავლო მასალით და შემოქმედებითი რესურსებით, საზღვარგარეთ მოქმედი ქართული საკვირაო სკოლების მხარდაჭერა, საზღვარგარეთ საქართველოს დიპლომატიური წარმომადგენლობებისა და საკონსულო დაწესებულებების ჩართულობით.

On May 10, 2026, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Republic of Austria, Alexander Maisuradze, together with representatives of the LEPL State Service of Veterans Affairs, participated in a commemorative ceremony held on the grounds of the former Mauthausen concentration camp to honour the victims and mark the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp.

Bzikebi" will represent Georgia at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest 2026. On May 8, the Embassy of Georgia in the Republic of Austria hosted the musical group “Bzikebi".

On May 4-5, 2026, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Republic of Austria, Alexander Maisuradze, conducted a working visit to the Federal State of Styria.

Georgia has assumed the Chairpersonship of the Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Georgia’s Chairpersonship officially began at the opening session held in Vienna on 22 April.

On 26 March 2026, the Permanent Representative of Georgia to the OSCE, Ambassador Alexander Maisuradze, delivered a statement at the meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council regarding the 66th round of the Geneva International Discussions.

On 13-14 March 2026, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Republic of Austria, Alexander Maisuradze, conducted a working visit to the federal state of Upper Austria. 

Statement by the Permanent Representative of Georgia to the OSCE and other international organizations in Vienna, Alexander Maisuradze on the OSCE Fact-Finding Mission Report under the Moscow Mechanism

On 10 March 2026, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Maka Botchorishvili met with the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Pere Joan Pons Sampietro.