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Shevardnadze’s Visit to St. Petersburg Delayed as Abkhazia Gets Invitation
(Tbilisi, May 27 2003, Civil Georgia) President Eduard Shevardnadze’s office stated he made “no decision” regarding the possible visit to St. Petersburg anniversary ceremony. The statement came after it was reported that the Abkhaz de facto government was also invited to attend. “We have sent an official letter to the St. Petersburg leadership regarding the …
27/05/2003 - 17:07
Revival to Run for the Elections Independently
(Tbilisi, May 27, 2003. Civil Georgia) The Democratic Revival Union has no plans to ally with any other political party during the Parliamentary Elections, Revival Tbilisi branch chairman Tsotne Bakuria told the journalists.The Revival Union is backed by the leader of Adjarian Autonomous Republic Aslan Abashidze, who also is the chairman of the party. Tsotne …
Iran Offers Assistance in Abkhazian Conflict Resolution
(Tbilisi, May 27, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Iranian news agency IRNA reports that the IRI Ambassador to Georgia Hussein Aminian Tusi made a statement regarding readiness of the Iranian side to assist Georgia in Abkhazian conflict resolution process.“Peace and security in the Caucasus are the main priorities of Iran’s foreign policy” the Ambassador said. He …
Talks Resume on Georgian-Russian Framework Agreement
(Tbilisi, May 27, 2003. Civil Georgia) Delegation of Russian experts, headed by Ambassador at Large Lev Mironov, arrived to Tbilisi today.The experts will continue talks with the Georgian colleagues on the Framework Agreement between Georgia and Russia. The last round of negotiations was held in August 2002. Humanitarian and economic provisions of the agreement were …
Georgia Celebrates National Independence Day
(Tbilisi, May 26 2003, Civil Georgia) Georgia celebrates its National Independence Day on May 26. The day marks announcement of the Independence by the National Convent on May 26, 1918. President Eduard Shevardnadze and Parliamentary Chairperson Nino Burdjanadze laid wreath at the graves of the national heros and public figures. President has congratulated the nation …
26/05/2003 - 22:40
No Breakthrough on Election Code as Parties Consult
(Tbilisi, May 26, Civil Georgia) Parliamentary Chairperson Nino Burdjanadze initiated the two-day roundtable to break a partisan deadlock over the election code. Participants express cautious willingness to continue negotiations, but no breakthrough is achieved. Elguja Medzmariashvili, the leader of the Unity faction, was the only representative of the pro-governmental factions to have attended the meetings. …
No Partisan Consensus on Election Administration
Opposition Plans to Hit the Streets The opposition factions staged a walkout from the parliamentary session on May 23 as the parties fail to reach the consensus on administration of the general elections scheduled for November. The protesters promise to hit the streets to pressure the pro-governmental forces into compromise.The leader of the New Rights …
Parliamentary Elections Discussed with the CoE Secretary-General
(Tbilisi, May 24, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Kakha Sikharulidze met with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Walter Schwimmer on May 22 in Strasbourg.Upcoming Parliamentary Elections of November 2, 2003 in Georgia were one of the main issues, discussed during the meeting. Schwimmer and Sikharulidze discussed …
24/05/2003 - 17:52
GUUAM Ministerial Summit in Tbilisi
(Tbilisi, May 24, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Third Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of GUUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Moldova) states in being held in Tbilisi on May 24. The sides are discussing issues of implementation of the agreement, concluded during the previous meeting of the foreign ministers, as well …
FIFA President Visits Tbilisi
(Tbilisi, May 24, 2003. Civil Georgia) – During the visit to Georgia on May 24, FIFA President Joseph Blatter and President Shevardnadze participated in the opening of the new soccer training facility, constructed with FIFA’s financial support. “Now everything is up to the Georgian players. They showed us that they can play good” – Blatter …
Opposition Left the Plenary Session in Sign of Protest
(Tbilisi, May 24, 2003. Civil Georgia) – The opposition factions left the plenary session on May 23 in sign of protest. Leader of the New Rights faction David Gamkrelidze said that the opposition protested against the pro-governmental factions, members of which avoid registration at the plenary sessions to impede voting for the amendments to the …
IMF Executive Director Urges Implementation of the Recommendations
(Tbilisi, May 23, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund Jeroen Kremers is critical about the current state of implementation of the IMF recommendations by the Georgian side. He said that if the recommendations will not be implemented in the nearest future, IMF will suspend donor assistance to Georgia. “6 weeks …
23/05/2003 - 17:50
Religious Leaders Called for Peace in Caucasus
(Tbilisi, May 23, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Representatives of various religious confessions of Georgia and the Caucasus, gathered at a joint press-conference at the representation of the Adjarian Autonomous Republic in Tbilisi today. The participants called for peace in the whole Caucasus region. “Peoples of Caucasus shall unite despite religious or ethnic differences” – orthodox …
Burjanadze Believes that Russia is Interfering in Georgia’s Internal Matters
(Tbilisi, May 23, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Chairperson of the Parliament Nino Burjanadze met with the Russian politicians and scholars, who have participated in the conference “Georgian-Russian Relations and European Security”, held in Krtsanisi State Residence, Tbilisi.During the meeting Burjanadze talked about the bilateral relations and problems of Abkhazian conflict resolution. The Russian guests said …
CSC Leadership is Concerned with Increasing Influence of NATO in Georgia
(Tbilisi, May 23, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Leadership of the Collective Security Council (Russia, Kyrgizstan, Tajikistan, Byelorussia, Kazakhstan and Armenia) expresses concern with NATO’s increasing influence in Georgia. Russian media reports that Secretary of the CSC Nikolai Bordyuzha, spoke about the issue at a press conference in Moscow on May 23. “We do not understand …
Burdjanadze Satisfied by Vilnius Visit
(Tbilisi, May 23, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Chairperson of the Parliament Nino Burjanadze evaluated her visit to Lithuania as very successful, upon return to Georgia on May 22. Burjanadze has attended the meeting of Vilnius 10 a group of countries aspiring to NATO membership. “This meeting was particularly important because Georgia is not a member …
Vandalism in Gori
(Tbilisi, May 23, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Last night in Gori unidentified persons attacked representative of the youth organization of the oppositional “United Democrats” party Andro Mindiahsvili, insulted him physically and carved words “Enough Gogi!” with knife on his body. Representatives of the United Democrats party stated that the incident is connected with the head …
CSOs Legislative Monitoring Group Created
A group of CSOs has been created to monitor legislative initiatives that may harm the civil society interests. The decision came as a result of several recent draft laws and legislative amendment proposals that connoted serious limitation of CSO activity or considerable changes of the regulatory framework. The group unites seven organizations Georgian Business Law …
CSOs Legislative Monitoring Group Created
A group of CSOs has been created to monitor legislative initiatives that may harm the civil society interests. The decision came as a result of several recent draft laws and legislative amendment proposals that connoted serious limitation of CSO activity or considerable changes of the regulatory framework. The group unites seven organizations Georgian Business Law …
George W. Bush Congratulated Shevardnadze with the Independence Day
(Tbilisi, May 22, 2003. Civil Georgia) – President of the United States of America George W. Bush addressed a letter to his Georgian colleague, in which he congratulated President Shevardnadze with the Independence Day of Georgia (May 26) and thanked for support of the Georgian side during the campaign in Iraq. “In his letter President …
22/05/2003 - 16:38
Vice-Speaker Believes Factions Try to Impede the Parliamentary Activity
(Tbilisi, May 22, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Vice-Speaker of the Parliament Gigi Tsereteli believes that certain factions are intending to impede the Parliament’s legislative activities. “I have talked about attempts to discredit the Parliament two days ago. Obviously, certain factions do not wish the discussions of such important issues, such as amendments to the Election …
United Democrats Ready to Relinquish MP Immunity
(Tbilisi, May 22, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Members of the United Democrats faction Giorgi Baramidze and Mikheil Machavariani declared readiness to cancel their immunities and bear responsibility for the May 5 incident, when the Socialist’s leader and vice-speaker vakhtang Rcheulishvili was injured in a quarrel in the Parliament. On May 21 Prosecutor-General of Georgia Nugzar …
Valeri Loshinin Met Eduard Kokoiti
(Tbilisi, May 22, 2003. Civil Georgia) – On May 21 Deputy Foreign minister of Russia Valeri Loshinin met with the president of the self-declared South Osetian republic Eduard Kokoiti. Kokoiti said that unsolved economic problems have very negative impact on the Georgian-Osetian conflict resolution process.The sides expressed support to the decision of the joint control …
NATO Leadership Assesses Implementation of the Recommendations by the Georgian Side
(Tbilisi, May 22, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Delegation of the Georgian Defense Ministry, headed by the Deputy Defense Minister Gela Bezhuashvili, arrived to Brussels to attend the meeting of the NATO leadership. The meeting will discuss document of the Georgian side regarding individual partnership plan with NATO. The sides will also discuss the process of …
Assistant to Russian MP Hoists Separatists’ Flag on North Pole
(Tbilisi, May 22, 2003. Civil Georgia) As the Abkhazian “Apsni Press” agency reports, on April 14 assistant to the member of the CPRF (Communist Party of the Russian Federation) faction of the Russian State Duma Alexander Trubitsin and chief editor of the “Soviet Russia” newspaper Jana Kasyanenko hoisted the “state flags” of the separatist regime …
AMCHAM Says “political blackmail” Led to Flights Termination from Georgia
(Tbilisi, May 22, Civil Georgia) The American Chamber of Commerce issued a press release today protesting termination of the flights of the British Mediterranean Airlines and Turkish Airways in Georgia. The release says “political blackmailing” led to cancellation of flights.Full text of the release follows: “The American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia calls upon the …
Socialists Propose to Confiscate Illegal Incomes
(Tbilisi, May 21, 2003. Civil Georgia) Zakaria Kutsnashvili of the Socialist Party proposed today in the parliament to confiscate the incomes that are proven illegal. A proposal was made during the as the draft on Prohibiting Legalization of Illegal Incomes was discussed. The article was removed from the draft law by the Constitutional Court. In …
21/05/2003 - 17:05
US Ambassador Does Not Confirm Presence of Terrorist Camps in Georgia
(Tbilisi, May 21, 2003. Civil Georgia) – US Ambassador to Georgia Richard Miles does not confirm existence of terrorist camps in Georgia.“I have no information about presence of terrorists in Georgia. I would not say that there is an alarming situation in this regard at present. However, certain part of terrorist might still staying in …
Parliament Rejected the Prosecutor-General’s Request
(Tbilisi, May 21, 2003. Civil Georgia) – The Parliament disapproved the request of the Prosecutor-General’s Office to execute criminal justice measures against MP David Bezhuashvili. The request was opposed by 59 MPs.The Prosecutor-General’s Office charges Bezhuashvili for crimes, committed while being general director of the Sakgaz company in 1998, in particular for improper spending of …
Badri Khatidze Elected the Tskhinvali Commission Chairman
(Tbilisi, May 21, 2003. Civil Georgia) – On May 21 the Parliament unanimously (129 votes) elected MP Badri Khatidze the Chairman of the interim commission for Tskhinvali Region Problems Investigation.Badri Khatidze was nominated by the previous chairman Eldar Shengelaia during the last week’s session. Eldar Shengelaia has resigned from the post on his own decision. …
“Democrats” Request the Government to Present Information on Abkhazia
(Tbilisi, May 21, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Chairman of the Democrats faction Giorgi Baramidze demanded summoning of the government’s representative to the Parliament to give information on the Abkhazian issue. “The Abkhazian problem can not be solved by a single person. This problem must be solved by the state. I demand that the government provides …
International Conference on Georgian-Russian Relations in Tbilisi
(Tbilisi, May 21, 2003. Civil Georgia) – A three day conference “Georgian-Russian Cooperation Perspectives and European Security Issues” will start on May 22 at the Krtsanisi Governmental Residence in Tbilisi. Politicians, experts and representatives of various foreign and local non-governmental organizations and international organizations will participate in the event.The conference, financed by the Friedrich Neumann …
GTEP Phase Three Starts
(Tbilisi, May 21, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Third phase of the US-financed Georgian Train and Equip Program (GTEP) has started today in Georgia. The American instructors will conduct field training of the 113th Battalion of the 11th Brigade of the Defense Ministry on Iagluja military range.The 113th Battalion is a newly created unit and has …
Security Minister Rejects Terrorist Presense in Georgia
(Tbilisi, May 21, 2003. Civil Georgia) – At a press conference on May 20, the State Security Minister of Georgia Valeri Khaburdzania did not rule out that Al-Qaeda terrorist training camps might exist in the separatist-controlled Abkhazian territory. This was the Minister’s comment to the information, broadcasted by ABC TV, that Al-Qaeda network members undergo …
Amnesty Internationl Against BTC Agreement
(Tbilisi, May 21, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Amnesty International calls on the UK government to reject requests from the British Petroleum to provide export credit guarantees for the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline project. According to The Guardian Amnesty International claims BP-led and US-backed BTC project endangers human rights and says Britain’s largest company encourages Turkey …
National Movement Says the Labor in Alliance with the Government
(Tbilisi, May 20, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Leader of the National Movement faction of the Parliament Koba Davitashvili said the Labor Party is in a covert alliance with the government. Davitashvili claimed that the Labor Party is trying to achieve extension of mandate of the majoritarian MPs until 2005, thus acting in favor of the …
20/05/2003 - 18:58
Foreign Relations Committee Recomments Ratification of the ICC Statute
(Tbilisi, May 20, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Today the Foreign Relations Committee of the Parliament discussed the Rome Statue of the International Criminal Court, ratification of which is on this week’s agenda of the ongoing plenary session. In the speech to the committee the Deputy Foreign Minister Shota Dogonadze said that one of the reasons …
Pro-Governmental Alliance Leaders Visit Samegrelo
(Tbilisi, May 20, 2003. Civil Georgia) – A delegation of the pro-governmental alliance leaders, headed by the State Minister Avtandil Jorbenadze, visited Samegrelo region today. At the moment Jorbenadze is meeting with the region’s governor to discuss the current situation in the region. “This is one of the most politicized regions in Georgia and therefore …
State Minister Asked to Present Evidence of Electoral Violations
(Tbilisi, May 20, 2003. Civil Georgia) – State Minister Avtandil Jorbenadze will stand before the plenary session of the Parliament this week and make statement on facts of violation and falsification during the 1999 Parliamentary Elections. This decision was made by the Parliament today after a long procedure with 59 votes for and 26 against. …
Nino Burjanadze to Attend the Vilnius 10 Meeting
(Tbilisi, May 20, 2003. Civil Georgia) – On May 20 Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia Nino Burjanadze will leave for Vilnius (Lithuania) with one-day visit to attend the Vilnius 10 Meeting. As Burjanadze said, although Georgia is not the Vilnius 10 member country, Georgia still was invited to participate in the meeting, which indicates …
Visit of the IMF and CoE Experts
(Tbilisi, May 20, 2003. Civil Georgia) – A delegation of the IMF experts arrived today to Tbilisi to examine the process of implementation of the IMF recommendations by the Georgian side. At the same time visit of the experts of the Council of Europe continues in Tbilisi. On the second day of their stay in …
Negotiations with Gazprom
(Tbilisi, May 20, 2003. Civil Georgia) Negotiations between the representative of the Georgian International Gas Compay Alexander Gutseridze and head of the Gazprom company ALexand Miller in Moscow on May 20 were dedicated to the issues of future cooperation of the two companies. During the meeting the sides discussed alternative ways of gas supply to …
NATO Interest in Caucasus Security Confirmed by Secretary General’s Visit
by Jaba Devdariani. Reposted from “Eurasianet”NATO Secretary General Lord George Robertson’s recent tour of the Caucasus confirmed the Atlantic alliance’s growing interest in promoting regional stability. It also left officials in Azerbaijan and Georgia increasingly optimistic about eventual NATO membership. At the same time, Robertson stressed there are limits to NATO’s ability to expand its …
Georgian Police Freed Kidnapped Russian Citizen
(Tbilisi, May 20, 2003. Civil Georgia) Georgian Interior Ministry reported that the law enforcers freed kidnapped Russian citizen after the special operation.Gaia Movsesian, Russian citizen, was abducted on May 5 in Georgia allegedly by another Russian citizen.The law enforcers say that the ransom was the reason of abduction. This post is also available in: ქართული …
Adjara Refuses to Transfer Funds to the Central Budget
(Tbilisi, May 19, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Leadership of the Adjarian Autonomous Republic keeps refusing to transfer funds to the central budget. Leader of the autonomous republic Aslan Abashidze says that one of the reasons of the refusal is the failure of the central government to make scheduled transfer to the region. As he said …
19/05/2003 - 17:34
The World Bank will Issue $15 Million Credit for Social Development Purposes
(Tbilisi, May 19, 2003. Civil Georgia) – According to the decision of the Board of Directors of the World Bank, Georgia will receive 15 million dollars long term soft credit for social development purposes, President Shevardnadze said in May 19 radio interview. “The credit will also have positive impact on poverty reduction program in the …
Shevardnadze is Confident about Success of Trans-Caucasus Projects
(Tbilisi, May 19, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Presidents Shevardnadze called upon every politicians, who makes statements against projects of the oil and gas pipelines through Georgia, to learn in details what these projects could bring to the country’s economy. “I would like to tell everyone who distributes information against these projects that Georgia will only …
Georgia’s Membership in NATO Will Not Hinder Cooperation with Russia – Says Shevardnadze
(Tbilisi, May 19, 2003. Civil Georgia) – President Shevardnadze gives utmost importance to the recent visit of NATO Secretary General George Robertson to Tbilisi. “Visit by the high-ranking diplomat once again underlines NATO’s positive approach to Georgia. Now our only goal is implementation of the reforms and not only in the military sphere. [The reforms] …
Sergei Ivanov Blamed Georgia for Unfulfilling the High Level Agreement
(Tbilisi, May 19, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov believes that Georgia is not fulfilling the agreement, concluded at the highest level. Ivanov made such statement while commenting decision of the Supreme Court of Georgia, according to which the three Chechens, arrested by the Georgian Border Guards last year, will not be …
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