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Saakashvili, Bush Hold Talks


People head towards Freedom Square as huge screen shows footage of meeting between Bush and Saakashvili. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will hold a face-to-face meeting with his visiting U.S. counterpart George W. Bush in the Parliament building early on May 10. After the meeting, the two Presidents are expected to speak at a news conference. Meanwhile, more …

10/05/2005 - 09:59


Bush to Meet Leadership, Deliver Public Speech


People waiting for a security check beforepassing into the Freedom Square early on May 10 Ordinary citizens began gathering on Freedom Square early morning on May 10 in anticipation of visiting U.S. President George W. Bush’s public speech, which will occur after the the U.S. President holds talks with the Georgian leadership in the Parliament building. Separate talks with …


Saakashvili Says Bush is ‘Surprised’ by Georgian Welcome


The Georgian and U.S. Presidents, accompanied by their wives, watching as dancers perform dozens of routines. After an extraordinary welcome by the Georgian national dance troupe in the old part of Tbilisi on Monday, which incited visiting U.S. President George W. Bush to clap his hands and shake his hips, the U.S. President is now preparing for the official part …


Bush Welcomed in Historic Old Tbilisi


Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili hosted his visiting U.S. counterpart George W. Bush in the old part of Tbilisi shortly after the latter’s arrival in the capital city in the evening on May 9. The two Presidents attended a performance of the Georgian national dance. After spending about 40 minutes at the outdoor performance, a clapping and hip-shaking President Bush …

09/05/2005 - 21:13


Bush Arrives in Georgia


The U.S. President and Mrs. Bush greet people upon landing at Tbilisi airport.Click on image to view other photosU.S. President George W. Bush arrived for an overnight visit to Georgia on Monday evening, the last stop in his European trip which also included Latvia, the Netherlands and Russia. President Saakashvili and other officials welcomed Georgia’s highest …


EU Wants Closer Ties with Georgia, Ukraine


EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said in the interview with Russian radio station Echo Moskvy on May 9 that the European Union is interested in enhancing relations with Georgia and Ukraine, however added that the issue of their membership in the EU is not currently on the agenda.  He said that Georgia and Ukraine are …


Civil Activist Wants Bush to Hint on Problems with Rule of Law in Georgia


Influential legal expert and civil society leader Davit Usupashvili, who is slated to become the leader of opposition Republic Party this summer, expressed hope that U.S. President George W. Bush will address the problems related with rule of law and democratic institutions during his visit to Georgia on May 9-10  “Along with his admiration towards …


Belarus Opposition Leader Seeks Meeting with Bush in Tbilisi


Visiting leader of the Belarus opposition Anatoly Lebedko, who chairs the United Civil Party, said in Tbilisi that he does not rule out the possibility of holding talks with U.S. President George Bush during the latter?s visit to Tbilisi on May 9-10.  ?Nothing happens occasionally in politics,? Lebedko said in an interview with the Rustavi 2 …


Georgian WWII Veterans Mark Day of Victory


Georgian veterans of World War II gathered on May 9 at the memorial of the Unknown Soldier in Tbilisi to mark Victory Day. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said while addressing the veterans that it is not well known throughout the world that the small nation of Georgia ?lost 300,000 people in this war.? ?There are few nations in the …


Georgian Official: Abkhaz, S.Ossetian Leaders Visit Moscow


Georgian State Minister for Conflict Resolution Issues Goga Khaindrava said on Monday that the leaders of Georgia’s breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia are currently visiting Moscow, instead of coming to Tbilisi to meet U.S. President George W. Bush during the latter’s visit to Georgia. He said that, unfortunately, the Abkhaz and South Ossetian …


Civil Activist Wants Bush to Hint on Problems with Rule of Law in Georgia


Influential legal expert and civil society leader Davit Usupashvili, who is slated to become the leader of opposition Republic Party this summer, expressed hope that U.S. President George W. Bush will address the problems related with rule of law and democratic institutions during his visit to Georgia on May 9-10  ?Along with his admiration towards …


Opposition Labor Party Plans to Rally against Government


Leader of the opposition Labor Party Shalva Natelashvili announced on Monday that his supporters plan to hold a protest rally on May 10, while U.S. President George W. Bush will be visiting Georgia.  He said at a news conference that the Labor Party ?welcomes the U.S. President?s visit? and added that the rally will be …


Belarus Opposition Leader Visits Georgia


Leader of Belarus opposition Anatoly Lebedko, who chairs the United Civil Party, arrived in Tbilisi on May 9 on the personal invitation of Vice-Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Mikheil Machavariani. Reportedly, Lebedko wants to meet with U.S. President George W. Bush during the latter?s visit to Georgia on May 10. In a recent interview with the …


BTC to Start Oil Pumping in May


The BP Tbilisi office said on Monday that pumping of oil through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline will begin on May 25, 2005. Reportedly, the Presidents of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey plan to attend the inaugural ceremony.  Spokesperson for the BP Tbilisi Office Rusudan Medzmariashvili told Civil Georgia on May 9 that a similar ceremony for the launching …


Saakashvili Speaks of Russian Bases, WWII ‘Immoral Deals’


In separate interviews to CNN and Rustavi 2 on May 8, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili explained once again that he is not specifically boycotting the Moscow celebrations marking the end of World War II, but refused to attend the ceremonies on May 9 because there was no progress in talks over the pull out of two Russian …


Bush Arrives in Georgia to Encourage ‘New Democracy’


U.S. President George W. Bush will arrive in Tbilisi in the evening on May 9 from Moscow to, as he put it, “feel the sense of a new democracy” in Georgia. The official part of the visit will start early on May 10 and includes separate talks with President Mikheil Saakashvili and Parliamentary Chairperson Nino Burjanadze. …


Putin Speaks of NATO’s Relations with Former Soviet States


In an interview with the France 3 television station on May 7, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that NATO’s relations with Georgia and Ukraine do not irritate Moscow, but he can not understand how their membership can contribute to security in the world. “I think NATO already has influence over many of our partners, including Ukraine and …

08/05/2005 - 18:45


Bush: U.S. Proud to Call Georgia its Partner


In his weekly radio address to the national on May 7 U.S. President George W. Bush spoke about the new democracies in Europe and said that ?America is proud to call Georgia our partner in freedom.? ?On my trip, I will visit Freedom Square in Tbilisi [on May 10], Georgia, to applaud the people there for …


Tbilisi Tells Moscow to Remove ‘Soviet Legacy’ from Georgia


President Saakashvili said there is no reason to visit Moscow before the issue of the Russian military bases stationed in Georgia, which he described as “the last legacy of Soviet totalitarian domination,” is solved.Saakashvili said at a news conference in Tbilisi on May 7 that during a phone conversation he personally informed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin regarding …

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07/05/2005 - 20:25


Saakashvili Says ‘No’ to Moscow Visit


Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said at a news conference in Tbilisi that during a phone conversation on May 7 he personally informed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin regarding his decision not to travel to Moscow on May 8-9 because there has been no progress made in talks over the timeframe of the withdrawal of two Russian military bases from Georgia. …


Zourabichvili Briefs Foreign Diplomats over Russian Bases


Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zourabichvili met with the foreign diplomats accredited to Georgia on May 7 to inform them regarding her talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov over the withdrawal of Russian military bases from Georgia, held in Moscow on May 6. Moscow refuses close down its bases in Batumi and Akhalkalaki by January 1, 2008, …

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Georgian National Security Council Discusses Russian Bases


President Saakashvili convened a session of the National Security Session on May 7 to discuss negotiations between the Georgian and Russian Foreign Ministers, held in Moscow on May 6, which failed to make a breakthrough in talks over the withdrawal of the Russian military bases from Batumi and Akhalkalaki, the Georgian media reported. Saakashvili is expected to …


U.S. Links Ratification of Adapted CFE with Pull Out of Russian Bases


U.S. Ambassador to Russia Alexander Vershbow said in an interview with the Russian news agency Interfax on May 7 that the United States and many other member states of the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty made it clear that an Adapted CFE Treaty will not be ratified until Russia meets its commitment regarding the pullout of its …


UN Envoy Meets Abkhaz Leadership


UN Secretary General?s Special Representatives to Georgia Heidi Tagliavini met with President of breakaway Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh and Foreign Minister Sergey Shamba in the unrecognized republic?s capital Sokhumi on May 6, Abkhaz news agency Apsnypress reported. According to the Abkhaz leader?s press office, Heidi Tagliavini spoke about the possiblity of a meeting that would take place in …


Moscow Denies It Opposed Bush’s Visit to Latvia and Georgia


The Russian Foreign Ministry denied reports by The New York Times that Moscow was against the U.S. President’s visit to Latvia and Georgia. The New York Times reported on May 6 that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice protesting President Bush’s plans to visit the two former Soviet states. …


Russian MFA Comments on Saakashvili’s Refusal to Visit Moscow


Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Alexander Yakovenko said in an information note issued on May 6, that “it is difficult to comment” on Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s refusal to visit Moscow on May 8-9.The failure to reach an agreement between Tbilisi and Moscow over the timeframe of Russian military bases’ withdrawal from Georgia prompted Georgian Foreign Minister Salome …

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Georgian Leader Boycotts Moscow Visits, as Tbilisi, Moscow Fail to Agree on Bases


Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zourabichvili said after talks with her counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on May 6 that Moscow changed its stance and has refused to adhere to a hand-shake agreement over closure of the Russian military bases in Georgia by January 1, 2008, reached between the two Ministers in April. She said that Georgia …

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06/05/2005 - 23:45


Russia Refuses to Pull Out Bases by 2008


Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zourabichvili said on May 6, after four-hour long talks with her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, that the two sides failed to reach an agreement over the timeframe for the withdrawal of two Russian bases from Georgia. “The [Georgian] President will not travel to Moscow, as nothing important [has been agreed] that could be …

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Saakashvili: No Bargaining over Russian Military Bases


Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said on May 6 that there will be ?no bargaining? with Russia over the withdrawal of two Russian military bases from Georgia.   ?This is our territory … We want these bases to be pulled out in a civilized manner,? Saakashvili told reporters in Batumi, where he participated in celebrations marking the one …


Georgian, Lithuanian Presidents Hold Phone Talks


Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and his Lithuanian counterpart Valdas Adamkus held phone talks on May 6, the press office of the Lithuanian President reported. The two Presidents discussed the current European trip being made by U.S. President George W. Bush to Latvia, the Netherlands, Russia and Georgia on May 6-10. The recent summit of leaders of the GUAM …


Tbilisi Renews Demilitarization of South Ossetian Conflict Zone


The Georgian side has renewed the demilitarization process in the South Ossetian conflict zone, the press office of the Georgian State Minister for Conflict Resolution Issues reported on May 6. According to the press office?s information note, this process of demilitarization was ?dragged out? because of heavy weather conditions in the conflict zone.   This process involves …


Reports: Moscow Objected Bush’s Visits to Latvia and Georgia


The New York Times reported on May 6 that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sent a letter of protest to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shortly after the White House announced that, in frames of his European trip, along with Russia President Bush would also visit Latvia and Georgia. In response to, as the New York Times put …


Georgian State Minister Comments on S.Ossetia’s Position Voiced by Russian MFA


Georgian State Minister for Conflict Resolution Issues Goga Khaindrava welcomed South Ossetia’s position, which was articulated in an information note issues by the Russian Foreign Ministry on May 6, that Tskhinvali agrees over Tbilisi”s proposal for a “stage-by-stage” conflict resolution plan. But Khaindrava expressed surprise that this position was voiced by the Russian Foreign Ministry and not by the breakaway …


Georgian Foreign Minister Visits Moscow to Finalize Accord on Russian Bases Withdrawal


Zourabichvili: we do not need misunderstandings in the process of pull out of the Russian bases. Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zourabichvili will meet her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on May 6 in an attempt to finalize a hand-shake agreement between the two Ministers reached in Russian capital last month over the withdrawal of …

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Bush to Discuss Russian Military Bases in Georgia with Putin


U.S. President George W. Bush said in an interview with European journalists on the eve of his European trip that Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili asked him to raise the issue of the withdrawal of Russian military bases from Georgia with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Reuters and Associated Press reported on May 6.  “As to the …


Georgian Defense Minister Visits Ukraine


Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili will visit Ukraine on May 6-9. Officials say that Okruashvili is visitin Ukraine so that he may  participate in the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II taking place there.  According to the Georgian Defense Ministry, Okruashvili will be accompanied by a group of Georgian parliamentarians, led …


Russian MFA Articulates South Ossetian Stance over Peace Plan


The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in an information note issued on May 5 that President of breakaway South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity “has actually agreed” on the three-stage conflict resolution plan which was voiced by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in his address to the UN General Assembly in New York last September. The Russian …


Adjara Marks Anniversary of Peaceful Revolution


Respresentatives of the Georgian leadership, including President Saakashvili and Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli, will travel to the Adjara Autonomous Republic on May 6 to participate in celebrations marking the one year anniversary of the peaceful ouster of Adjara?s ex-Leader Aslan Abashidze last May. A governmental session, chaired by the President is scheduled to be held in Adjara as well. …


Mines Found at Georgian-Turkish Border


Georgian Border Guard Department reported on May 5 that 20 antitank TMT-57 mines were found at the Akhaltsikhe section of the Georgian-Turkish border. Officials say that this section of border was mined during Soviet times. The Defense Ministry will send its team of mine clearers on May 6. This post is also available in: ქართული (Georgian) …

05/05/2005 - 20:51


Uzbekistan Officially Quits GUUAM


Uzbekistan officially announced on May 5 that it quits the GUUAM, a grouping of Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Moldova, the Georgian Foreign Ministry reported. The Uzbekistani authorities sent an official notification about this decision to the Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin, who currently chairs the organization. Uzbekistan joined GUUAM, which was formed with U.S. backing, in …


Georgia Accepts Privatization Bids for Three Major Enterprises


On May 3 the Georgian Ministry of Economy completed its accepting of privatization bids for the Azot chemical factory – in the town of Rustavi, near Tbilisi – the Electric Locomotive Repair Plant in Tbilisi and the oil infrastructure in Batumi, Adjara Autonomous Republic. The deadline for accepting privatization bids for the Rustavi Metallurgical Plant was prolonged until June …


Zourabichvili to Visit Moscow to Finalize Accord on Bases


Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zourabichvili will travel to Moscow on May 6 to negotiate with her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov over the details of a handshake agreement which was reached during a meeting between the two Ministers, held last month, regarding the withdrawal of Russian military bases from Georgia. Zourabichvili said in an interview with Rustavi 2 television …

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Bush to Emphasize on Georgia’s Democracy, European Integration, Conflicts


A stage is being installed on Freedom Square, where George W. Bush will address the Georgian citizens on May 10.Click on image to view other photos The U.S. President’s national security advisor Stephen Hadley said on May 4 that George W. Bush’s trip to Europe, including his stop in Georgia, will stress the common commitment of Europeans and …


UN Official Briefed Security Council over Abkhazia


The UN Security Council welcomed UN-led Georgian-Abkhaz talks in Geneva last month and voiced continued support for UN efforts to build trust between the conflicting sides, the UN news centre reported on May 4. The statement came after the UN Security Council heard a closed-door briefing by the Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Marie Gu?henno, …


Georgia Bids for Asian Development Bank Membership


Georgian Finance Minister Valerie Chechelashvili left for Turkey to attend the 38th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Istanbul on May 5-6.  The Georgian Finance Ministry reported on May 4 that Georgia has already officially applied for its membership in ADB.  ?Georgia finds very important to establish close …


U.S. Official Speaks of Details of Bush’s Visit


The U.S. President’s national security advisor Stephen Hadley said at a news briefing on May 4 that President George W. Bush will express U.S. support for Georgia’s desire to have closer ties to NATO and the EU. He also unveiled some of the details of schedule of Bush’s visit to Georgia. “On Monday [May 9] afternoon, …


Zourabichvili, Lavrov Hold Phone Talks


Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zourabichvili and her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation late on May 4 and agreed that talks over withdrawal of Russian military bases from Georgia will be continued in Moscow on May 6, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.  The two ministers discussed the draft statement of the Russian and …

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MP: Russian Defense Minister Obstructs Deal on Military Bases


Chairman of the Georgian Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Security Givi Targamadze said that Russian Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov wants to thwart a handshake agreement reached by the Georgian and Russian Foreign Ministers last month over withdrawal of Russian military bases from Georgia, Interpress news agency reported. MP Givi Targamadze?s accusation follows the statement of …

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04/05/2005 - 18:09


Draft Law on Classified Documents Sparks Controversy


Government-proposed draft amendments to the Law on State Secret have sparked controversy between a group of parliamentarians, including Parliamentary Chairperson Nino Burjanadze and the government, Georgian daily Rezonansi reported on May 4. Amendments, which if passed by the Parliament will authorize the Justice and Finance Ministers with the right to classify documents, has triggered concerns …


Lithuanian Officials Visit Georgia to Study Border-Related Issues


A delegation of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry and Border Guard Department visits Georgia on May 4-7 to discuss the issue of possible monitoring the Georgian-Russian border by Lithuanian observers. The members of the delegation have already held talks with Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Kakha Sikharulidze. The talks with Chief of the Georgian Border Guard Department …

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