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Court Rules in Favor of CSOs
CSOs vs. Ministry of Finance On June 10, 2003 following the lawsuit by the CSO legislative monitoring group Tbilisi district court suspending the orders of the Minister of Finance, that could complicate the financial transactions and impose state control over grants.Order of the Minister of Finance # 162, of March 31, 2003 on “approval of …
11/07/2003 - 13:30
Abkhaz Opposition Demands Ardzinba’s Resignation
(Tbilisi, July 11, 2003, Civil Georgia) – The Amtsakhara public-political movement, consisting of the 1992-93 Abkhazian war veterans, adopted a resolution at a July 10 congress, urging de facto President of Abkhazia Vladislav Ardzinba for resignation. The Amtsakhara opposition movement claims that Ardzinba is unable to cope with the grave crime situation in Abkhazia and …
Russian, UN Envoys Held Talks Over Abkhazia
(Tbilisi, July 11, 2003, Civil Georgia) – The Russian President’s Envoy for the Abkhaz conflict settlement Valeri Loshchinin held consultations with Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini, UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Georgia, in Moscow on July 10. UN Observers Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) reports that the preparations for the upcoming high-level meeting of the UN Secretary-General’s Group …
Abducted Turkish Citizen Released
(Tbilisi, July 11, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Turkish businessman Iren Neki Digi, kidnapped in western Georgia town of Zugdidi, was released late on July 10.Digi was forced into a car by the unknown armed men, which drove off toward the border with the Georgia’s breakaway Abkhazia. Unofficial reports say that the Turkish citizen was released …
Russia Protests NATO’s AWACs Plane Flight
(Tbilisi, July 11, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Russian Foreign Ministry in its statement issued on July 10 expressed concern over appearance of the NATO’s AWACs surveillance plane in Georgia.Georgian authorities gave a one-hour test flight to the AWACs plane on July 9 in the Georgian airspace. According to the Georgian Ministry of Defense Georgia will …
Kmara Activists Support Hungerstrikers
(Tbilisi, July 10, 2003, Civil Georgia) The activists of the Kmara (Enough) youth movement expressed their support to the members of the Veteran Warriors’ Union of Abkhazia, who continue hungerstrike in front of the building of the Tbilisi-based Abkhaz government (in exile). The veterans urge for the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces from the conflict …
10/07/2003 - 18:42
United Democrats Demand State Minister Resignation
(Tbilisi, July 10, 2003, Civil Georgia) The opposition United Democrats party demand resignation of the State Minister Avtandil Jorbenadze for budgetary shortfall.“We prepare law suit against the executive government for violating the law on Budget. The State Minister is responsible for the failed budget,” MP Mikheil Machavariani of the United Democrats said at the news …
Georgian, Turkish Airlines Agreed Over Flights
(Tbilisi, July 10, 2003, Civil Georgia) – The Turkish Airlines and the Georgian flagship Airzena companies reached an agreement over operation of air flights on a parity basis. Both the Georgian and the Turkish sides will conduct two flights per week.Regular flights of Georgian and Turkish Airlines between Tbilisi and Istanbul will start from September …
Defense Chief Says no Set Back in GTEP Despite Budgetary Shortfall
(Tbilisi, July 10, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Georgian Defense Minister Davit Tevzadze said today that despite extreme lack of finances implementations of the Georgia Train-and-Equip Program will not be hindered. The Defense Ministry leadership at the meeting today discussed the budgetary shortfall and activity of the ministry in the first half of 2003. As the …
Court Rules in Favor of CSOs
CSOs vs. Ministry of Finance On June 10, 2003 following the lawsuit by the CSO legislative monitoring group Tbilisi district court suspending the orders of the Minister of Finance, that could complicate the financial transactions and impose state control over grants. Order of the Minister of Finance # 162, of March 31, 2003 on “approval …
Georgian Company Exports Beer, Water to Iraq
(Tbilisi, July 10, 2003, Civil Georgia) – A Georgian company Kazbegi started export of beer, cold drink products to Iraq. The company has already exported 45 thousand bottles of beer and “Cold Tea” to Iraq. “Kazbegi has concluded a freight contract with the Turkish transportation company Teta. The contract is long-term and costs USD 20 …
Security Minister Visits Azerbaijan
(Tbilisi, July 10, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Georgian State Security Minister Valeri Khaburdzania will meet his Azerbaijani counterpart Namig Abbasov in the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan today.The security chiefs of Azerbaijan and Georgia will discuss the security issues of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline and cooperation of the two countries in fight against terrorism. This post …
Turkish Citizen Kidnapped in Western Georgia
(Tbilisi, July 10, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Reports say a 26-year-old citizen of Turkey involved in the logging business, was kidnapped in Zugdidi, town in western Georgia, on July 9. As Zugdidi Prosecutor’s Office reported, the Turkish businessman was attacked by unknown persons and then taken in the direction of a Shamgona village adjacent to …
Georgia Seized Turkish Ship Carrying Russian Passports
(Tbilisi, July 10, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Georgia seized Russian passports on July 9 printed in the Russian and Abkhaz languages from a Turkish ship sailing from Trabzon to Sochi, Russia.Georgian Border Guard Department reports, that the Turkish ship was carrying 25,000 Russian passport blanks. Georgian authorities frequently protest against issuing the Russian passports to …
New Rights Demand Government’s Resignation for Failed Budget
(Tbilisi, July 9, 2003, Civil Georgia) – The opposition New Rights party will vote against cutting of the budgetary expenditures, as required by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).“The government is responsible for the budgetary shortfall and the government should assume the responsibility,” MP Davit Koguashvili of the New Rights said at the news briefing today. …
09/07/2003 - 18:43
Burjanadze Retains OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Vice-President Post
(Tbilisi, July 9, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Georgian Parliamentary Chairperson Nino Burjanadze was reelected today by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on the post of the Vice-President. Nino Burjanadze visits Rotterdam on July 5-10 to participate in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly annual session. This post is also available in: ქართული (Georgian) Русский (Russian)
Georgia far from EU Accession
(Tbilisi, July 9, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Georgia cannot count on the accession to the European Union in the near future, Head of the delegation of the European Union Ministerial Troika, Deputy Foreign Minister of Italy Margherita Boniver said after the meeting with Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze today. The EU Ministerial Troika’s visit, which started …
Government to Cut Defense Funding
(Tbilisi, July 9, 2003, Civil Georgia) – As a result of the cutting of budgetary expenditures the Defense, Interior, Security Ministries and other defense bodies of the country will lack 20 million Lari (USD 4,6 million).Roman Gotsiridze head of the Budgetary Office at the Georgian Parliament said at the news briefing today that the cutting …
Sanaia’s Murderer Sentenced to 13 Years
(Tbilisi, July 9, 2003, Civil Georgia) – The court sentenced Grigol Khurtsilava, who was charged of murder of leading Georgian TV journalist Giorgi Sanaia, to 13 years imprisonment. Giorgi Sanaia, popular TV anchor was shot dead in his apartment in Tbilisi on July 26, 2001. The police arrested Grigol Khurtsilava in December, 2001 for murder …
NATO Delegation Visits Georgia
(Tbilisi, July 9, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Delegation of the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Programme Management Organization arrived in Tbilisi on a two-day official visit on June 8. Today the NATO delegation organizes an air show, during which an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) radar plane will fly over the Georgian capital …
US-Trained Commandos Participate at NATO Military Exercises in Ukraine
(Tbilisi, July 9, 2003, Civil Georgia) – The military exercises Peace Shield ? 2003 launched on July 8 at Yavorovo military base in Lvov, Ukraine in frames of NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP). Along with troops from 18 NATO and partner states, 23 soldiers and 10 officers of the Georgian Commando Battalion, which were trained …
IMF Sets Targets for Georgia
(Tbilisi, July 9, 2003, Civil Georgia) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission that visited Georgia on June 24-July 7 issued a memorandum listing recommendations the Georgian authorities should fulfill before mid-August. The fund listed the following recommendations: to cut 2003 budget expenditures by 95 million Lari (approximately USD 44 million); to add pension and state-sector …
Three Die in Abkhazia Blast
(Tbilisi, July 8, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Reports say three people died and four were wounded as a result of explosion at the oil storage depot in Eshera in Georgia?s breakaway region of Abkhazia on July 7.Abkhaz side blames Georgian guerrillas and official Tbilisi in masterminding the terrorist attack, while the Georgian side claims that …
08/07/2003 - 18:12
EU Ministerial Troika Visits Georgia
(Tbilisi, July 8, 2003, Civil Georgia) – The European Union Ministerial Troika started its official visit to the South Caucasus on July 7. The delegation led by Margherita Boniver, Deputy Foreign Minister of Italy, arrives in Tbilisi on 8 July.During the visit the EU Ministerial Troika will meet Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze, Foreign Minister Irakli …
CoE Delegation Visits Georgia
(Tbilisi, July 8, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Ambassadorial Group under the auspices of the Committee of Democratic Stability of the Council of Europe (CoE) visits Georgia on July 8-9.During the meetings with the Georgian authorities CoE delegation will discuss upcoming Parliamentary elections, reforms in the judiciary and law enforcement systems, as well as issue of …
Opposition, President Reach Election Accord
(Tbilisi, July 8, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Opposition leaders said after the meeting with President Shevardnadze today that they have reached agreement over the election system reform, with the government.?Next week the special session of the Parliament will be convened to approve the US-suggested election guidelines over the rule of composition of the Central Election …
Labor Party, Revival Union Boycott Meeting with President
(Tbilisi, July 8, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Representatives of the opposition Labor Party and the Revival Union do not participate in the meeting with President Shevardnadze and the opposition leaders, which is taking place in the State Chancellery today.Opposition leaders and the President discuss the US-suggested guidelines for holding fair Parliamentary elections on November 2, …
US Suggests Election Guidelines to Georgia
Opposition, Government Hail US Proposal Dispatched by the US President former Secretary of State James Baker delivered to the opposition and President Shevardnadze US-suggested guidelines for holding free and fair Parliamentary elections, scheduled for November 2. James Baker arrived in Georgia on July 5 and held a meeting with the Georgian President and opposition leaders …
Opposition Leaders, Shevardnadze to Meet Over Elections
(Tbilisi, July 8, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Meeting between the leaders of the opposition parties and President Shevardnadze is scheduled for today.Opposition leaders and the President will discuss the US-suggested guidelines for holding fair Parliamentary elections on November 2, delivered to Georgia by the US former Secretary of State James Baker.According to the US proposal, …
OSCE Secretary General Meets Shevardnadze
(Tbilisi, July 7, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) in Europe Jan Kubis, which visits Georgia, meets with President Shevardnadze today. OSCE Secretary General told the reporters before the meeting that the conflicts in Georgia is the top issue discussed during his visit, however it is anticipated …
07/07/2003 - 18:29
Georgian, Dutch Speakers Discussed Abkhaz, Election Issues
(Tbilisi, July 7, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Georgian Parliamentary Chairperson Nino Burjanadze, who visits Rotterdam to participate at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Session, met with her Dutch counterpart Frans Weisglas and Personal Representative of the Netherlands’ Foreign Minister to OSCE Daan Everts. The sides discussed the issues of parliamentary cooperation, the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled …
US Assistant Secretary of State Met Shevardnadze
(Tbilisi, July 7, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Elizabeth Jones, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, met with Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze on July 7 to discuss upcoming elections. She arrived in Georgia together with the former US Secretary of State James Baker and stayed in Tbilisi to further monitor implementation of …
Georgia Denies Suicide Bomber Arrived in Moscow from Tbilisi
(Tbilisi, July 7, 2003, Civil Georgia) – The Georgian Security Ministry denied reports of the Russian media sources that one of the Chechen women suicide bombers arrived in Moscow from Georgian capital Tbilisi. At least 16 people died as a result of two Chechen suicide bombers? attack at a rock festival in Moscow on July …
Government to Cut Budgetary Expenditures
(Tbilisi, July 7, 2003, Civil Georgia) – President Shevardnadze said today that the budgetary expenditures in 2003 should be reduced, to comply with the International Monetary Fund?s (IMF) recommendations. ?Still we have much to do in a fiscal sphere to balance the budgetary parameters. Unfortunately, we will have to cut off budgetary expenditures. This is …
Shevardnadze Says US Interested in Abkhaz Issue
(Tbilisi, July 7, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze said in his Monday radio broadcast on July 7 the US is interested in the Abkhaz conflict resolution. ?The United States pays huge attention to the restoration of Georgia?s territorial integrity?, Eduard Shevardnadze said. Former US Secretary of State James Baker delivered President Bush?s …
President Ready to Implement US-Suggested Election Guideline
(Tbilisi, July 7, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Georgian President Shevardnadze said in his Monday radiobroadcast on July 7 that he is ready to implement the US-suggested election guidelines delivered by former US Secretary of State James Baker during his visit in Georgia on July 5-6. ?This project was not new for me and I believe that …
CIS Peacekeepers Mandate Expired
(Tbilisi, July 7, 2003, Civil Georgia) – The mandate of Russian peacekeeping troops, deployed in Abkhazia under the auspices of the CIS, expired on July 6. As the Georgian Foreign Ministry reports the Georgian side has already sent all the necessary documents regarding the prolongation of the mandate to the Russian side, however has not …
Election Watchdog Hails US Guidelines
(Tbilisi, July 7, 2003, Civil Georgia) – The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), which is the main election watchdog NGO in Georgia, welcomed the recommendations of the US administration over upcoming elections delivered by the former US Secretary of State James Baker.?ISFED wants to thank Mr. Baker as well as Deputy Assistant …
Scorecard for Georgian Elections
All participants in the November parliamentary election will agree to support and facilitate the following measures to ensure that the elections are free and fair and in accordance with OSCE standards. The United States will closely monitor implementation of the scorecard and will comment publicly. The United States encourages all elements of Georgian society to …
US Suggests Election Guidelines to Georgia
Opposition, Government Hail US Proposal Dispatched by the US President former Secretary of State James Baker delivered to the opposition and President Shevardnadze US-suggested guidelines for holding free and fair Parliamentary elections, scheduled for November 2.James Baker arrived in Georgia on July 5 and held a meeting with the Georgian President and opposition leaders on …
06/07/2003 - 18:56
Baker Delivered US Recommendations Over CEC
(Tbilisi, July 6, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Former US Secretary of State James Baker before leaving Georgia left the US recommendation over the rule of composition of the Central Election Commission (CEC) to the Georgian authorities.According to the proposal the CEC should be composed with the five representatives of the pro-Presidential political parties, opposition parties …
Baker Delivered US-Suggested Election Guideline
(Tbilisi, July 6, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Former US Secretary of State James Baker before leaving Georgia left the US-suggested guidelines for holding free and fair Parliamentary elections, scheduled for November 2. According to the proposal the CEC should be composed with the five representatives of the pro-Presidential political parties, opposition parties will be presented …
Kmara Activists Rallied in Tbilisi as Authorities Disband Meeting in Borjomi Again
(Tbilisi, July 6, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Dozens of activists of the ?Kmara? (Enough) youth movement staged a demonstration late on July 5 in front of the Parliament protesting against the local authorities of southern city of Borjomi.On July 5 dozens of Borjomi residents blocked the entrance of the city and did not let the …
OSCE Secretary General Visits Georgia
(Tbilisi, July 6, 2003, Civil Georgia) – OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis arrives today in Georgia for a six-day official visit. Jan Kubis will meet Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze and other officials. He will also visit the OSCE mission in South Ossetian conflict zone and OSCE border monitoring mission at Dagestan, Chechen and Ingush sections …
Baker Delivered Bush’s Message to Shevardnadze
(Tbilisi, July 5, 2003, Civil Georgia) – After the meeting with President Shevardnadze today US former Secretary of State made a short comment for the press saying that he delivered President Bush’s letter to Eduard Shevardnadze. Baker said that US President talks about the Abkhazia conflict and upcoming elections in his letter. James Baker also …
05/07/2003 - 22:09
New Chairman of CEC Elected
(Tbilisi, July 5, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Members of the Central Election Commission (CEC) today elected former Deputy Chairman of the CEC Gia Zesashvili on the post of the Chairman of the commission.Former Chairman of the CEC Jumber Lominadze quitted the post last month, together with several other members of the CEC after the opposition?s …
Baker Met with Opposition Leaders
(Tbilisi, July 5, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Before the talks with the President Shevardnadze US former Secretary of State James Baker met with the leaders of the Georgian opposition parties today. After the meeting opposition leaders said that the upcoming Parliamentary elections were the top issue discussed during the meeting. ?It is clear, that Georgia?s …
Breakaway South Ossetia Seeks for Joining Russia
(Tbilisi, July 5, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Leader of the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoev said at a news briefing in the Russian city of Nalchik on July 4, that he had sent a request to Russian President Vladimir Putin stating the region?s desire to join the Russia Federation. “The request, together …
Sukhumi Expressed Readiness to Renew Talks with Tbilisi
(Tbilisi, July 5, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini, the Special Representative of UN Secretary General in Georgia, held on July 4 negotiations in the breakaway Abkhaz capital Sukhumi with the de facto authorities over the Abkhaz peace process. Abkhaz news agency Apsnipress reported quoting de facto Prime Minister of Abkhazia Raul Khajimba that …
James Baker Arrived in Georgia
(Tbilisi, July 5, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Former US Secretary of State James Baker arrived this morning in Tbilisi to discuss with the Georgian authorities upcoming Parliamentary elections. The US embassy in Georgia reported that James Baker will hold meetings with President Shevardnadze and leaders of the leading political parties today. The White House said …
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