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Ministries Weekly review. September 22-29, 2001.
Ministry of Internal AffairsDue to worsened situation in Abkhazia, the ‘Power’ Ministries were the main point of attention. On September…
Read More »Zurab Zhvania will Control the Parliamentary Majority
The Resonance; The Dilis Gazeti; The Akhali Taoba“Process of structural adjustments is occurring in the majority”, Head of the Parliament…
Read More »Danger of Terrorism in Georgia
The ResonancePublication named “Danger of Mass Terrorism in the Caucasus” in the Resonance covers present and ex-terrorist organizations in Armenia,…
Read More »President Shevardnadze Visits the USA
President Shevardnadze starts an official visit to the United States today. The meeting with the US President George W. Bush…
Read More »Faction “Alliance For New Georgia” is Formed in the Parliament
The new faction “Alliance For New Georgia” is formed in the Parliament today. Irakli Gogava is the chairman of the…
Read More »Russia Rejects Sevardnadze’s Proposal to Mediate in Chechnya
Russian President’s Assistant and Spokesperson Sergei Yastrzshembskii rejected Georgia’s President Eduard Sevardnadze’s proposal to mediate in peace talks between the…
Read More »Zhvania Tries to Maintain Parliamentary Majority
During the session of the Parliamentary Majority, Chairman of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania proposed to the Majority members his plan…
Read More »Weekly Review of the Parliament’s Plenary Sessions. September 25-28, 2001
SEPTEMBER 25, TUESDAYOpposition was back to plenary sessions. Their conditions were such: Parliament to discuss the issue of four MPs…
Read More »Citizens’ Union is Breaking Up
By Givi Ordenidze Citizens’ Union is in chaos and confusion. The ruling party and the Majority are splitting into pieces.…
Read More »US Requested Georgia to Use Its Airspace
Georgia received an official request from the United States government to use the Georgian airspace for the US military aircrafts,…
Read More »Georgia Never Makes Problem Conclusions
The Dilis GazetiThe informational was between Russia and Georgia needing a bit to grow into military operations is thought to…
Read More »The Parliamentary Majority Falls into Several Factions
The Resonance; The Akhali TaobaThe parliamentary majority may already be regarded as broken apart. The Resonance presumes that it may…
Read More »US will not Push Russia for Withdrawal Military Bases from Georgia
Russia is breaking the treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) but NATO and European Union officials are reluctant…
Read More »We Are in Opposition
Giorgi BaramidzeMember of the “Citizens’ Union” FactionChairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Defense and SecurityBorn on January 5, 1968, Tbilisi.Married…
Read More »MIF of Georgia Excludes The Possibility of Joint Military Actions in Pankisi with Russia
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia rejects possibility of Georgian-Russian joint military actions against guerrillas, who infiltrated Georgian territory from…
Read More »Georgian Power Ministers Back Russia’s Provocation
The Dilis Gazeti; The Akhali Taoba; The ResonanceExisting condition in the country was discussed in the Parliament yesterday. “The Parliament…
Read More »NGOs will not Complete the Central Electoral Commission
The issue of competing central electoral commission with NGO members was not passed at the Parliament plenary session yesterday. As…
Read More »The Parliamentary Majority Collapses
A new faction will be formed in the Parliament. Kote Kemularia, Giorgi Baramidze, Vasil Maglaperidze, Petre Tsiskarishvili, Vano Merabishvili (all…
Read More »Terrorism and the Caucasus. Russia into Georgia?
Courtesy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C. by Zeyno Baran, Director, Georgia Forum & Adjunct Fellow, Energy…
Read More »Abkhazian Authority Denies Presence of Chechen Guerrillas in Abkhazia
Aggravation of situation in Abkhazia is not anticipated, Prime Minister of self-declared republic of Abkhazia Anri Jergenia stated after the…
Read More »Shevardnadze Meets Abkhazian Authority
President Eduard Shevardnadze meets Prime-Minster of self-declared republic of Abkhazia Anri Jergenia in Tbilisi today. Discussion of the aggravated situation…
Read More »Georgia to Extradite 13 Chechen Guerrillas
Ambassador of Georgia to Russia, Zurab Abashidze told ITAR-TASS that Georgia will extradite 13 Russian citizens suspected to have participated in…
Read More »Mikheil Saakashvili Blames the MIA in Cooperating with Russia
The Akhali Taoba; The Resonance; The Dilis GazetiMikheil Saakashvili went up against Minister of Internal Affairs Kakha Targamadze again. As…
Read More »Power Ministers are to Inform MPs About the Situation in Abkhazia
Georgian Parliamentarians want the power structures to inform the legislators about the existing situation in Abkhazia. Report of the Security…
Read More »“Russia will Bomb Pankisi Gorge” – Vladimer Zhirinovski
The Resonance; The Dilis Gazeti; The Alia; The Akhali TaobaFor the first time after a tree-year stern denial President Shevardnadze…
Read More »Government Meeting. Wednesday, September 26, 2001
At the beginning of the Meeting of the Government on September 26th, President Shevardnadze made a statement concerning current situation…
Read More »President’s Briefing. Monday, September 24.
Russia Does Not Have Reasons to Bomb GeorgiaBig part of President’s briefing has been dedicated to the relations between Georgia…
Read More »Parliament’s Bureau Session. September 24, 2001
The Opposition attended the meeting with all its members, but for rather short time. Vakhtang Rcheulishvili made following demands to…
Read More »Georgian High Officials Visit Moscow
State Minister of Georgia Gia Arsenishvili visita Moscow today. Minister of Internal Affairs Kakha Targamadze’s visit to Russia is planed…
Read More »Georgia Yields to Russian Pressure
Speaking on a government session today President Shevardnadze admitted presence of Chechen and Georgian terrorists in Abkhazia and Georgia proper…
Read More »The Parliament will Debate the Problem of Abkhazia Tomorrow
The Resonance; The Dilis Gazeti; The Akhali Taoba“Events taken place in Abkhazia recently have made it obvious that it is…
Read More »Danger of War Poses Threat to Georgia
The Resonance; The Dilis Gazeti; The Akhali TaobaThe main theme of today’s press is Russia threatening Georgia because of Chechen…
Read More »President is Ready to Cooperate with Russia
During the Government Meeting on September 26, President Shevardnadze declared that Georgia is ready to cooperate with any structure of…
Read More »Killed Chechens Are Being Buried in Pankisi
According to confidential sources, on September 26th approximately 3 deceased Chechens were carried to Pankisi valley. The bodies would be…
Read More »Shevardnadze Turns Back on Reform
The Georgian president looks to have made a decisive break with would-be reformers By Jaba Devdariani in Tbilisi (Courtesy of…
Read More »WAR? – Russian Media Stunt Stirrs Confusion
Information of the Russian media that Chechen guerrillas infiltrated Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia stirred confusion and panic among Georgian…
Read More »Georgia on the Edge of War – the MP States
For the first time Georgian official confirmed the information of being Chechen “boeviks” in the part of Abkhazia not controlled…
Read More »Tbilisi Does Not Even Try to Settle Relations With Moscow
The Alia; The Dilis Gazeti“For clear reasons thousands of Chechen refugees have found shelter in Georgia. Some people call them…
Read More »Ministries Weekly Review. September 15-22, 2001
Ministry of JusticeOn September 19th Justice Minister Mikheil Saakashvili applied for resignation. It is a “dishonor” to work in a…
Read More »The Parliamentary “Confidence Group” and the Power Ministers Discuss Security Issues
The “Confdence Group” – a board of three MPs entrusted to discuss high-profile security issues – of the Parliamentary Committee…
Read More »Government meeting. Saturday, September 22, 2001
The Government Meeting, which has been postponed for several times, was held on September 22nd. There was only one issue…
Read More »Government meeting. Saturday, September 22, 2001
The Government Meeting, which has been postponed for several times, was held on September 22nd. There was only one issue…
Read More »“Mr. Shevardnadze Prefers Corrupted to Reformers”
The Resonance; The Dilis Gazeti; The Akhali TaobaThe government is being modified. The reformative wing is leaving executive branch. “The…
Read More »Parliament Weekly Review. September 17-23, 2001
Zurab Zhvania Refuses Prime Minister’s PostPresident Shevardnadze’s decision to leave the Citizens’ Union party endangered integrity of the ruling party.…
Read More »Weekly Review of the Parliamentary Committees. September 17-23, 2001
Committee for Taxes and IncomesThe committee discussed budget indicators for the 8 months and possibility of sequester of the budget.…
Read More »Negative Proceedings Have Become More Common in Georgia
The Resonance; The Akhali TaobaArticle named “Georgia on the Edge of Insanity” was published in the Resonance today. It is…
Read More »Grants for NGOs Must Be Controlled – the President Demands
“Foreign funding for NGOs and independent mass-media must be transparent. The funding must be controlled by the state because it…
Read More »President Proposed Former MIA Employee for the Justice Minister Vacancy
President Shevardnadze officially proposed Prosecutor’s Office old-timer Ronald Giligashvili on the position of Justice Minister. Giligashvili currently chairs the Parliamentary…
Read More »President Says Justice Council a Failure
President Shevardnadze said today on government session, that the Council of Justice, created to administer the reform in Georgia’s courts…
Read More »Unlike Other Government Members, President Favoured Budget Project for 2002
President Shevardnadze favoured expenditure figures of the budget project for the year 2002, presented by the Ministry of Finances. As…
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