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Georgia holds celebrations to mark independence day

Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili (2-L) and Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze (2-R) applaud as they attend the Independence Day celebrations in Tbilisi, Georgia, Photo: EPA/IRAKLI GEDENIDZE/POOL
Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili (2-L) and Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze (2-R) applaud as they attend the Independence Day celebrations in Tbilisi, Georgia, Photo: EPA/IRAKLI GEDENIDZE/POOL.

The celebrations come just days ahead of a new vote on the controversial “foreign agents” law.