Friday, January 12, 2007

Georgia News Digest 01-12-07
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1. Crews of detained ships in Georgia to be allowed to call families
2. Court hearing for detained fishermen possible by weekend
3. Russia’s Fishers Accused in Georgia
4. Flights to Russia rumoured to resume soon
5. Russian Migration Chief On Illegal Immigration, Deportations [excerpt]
6. Russia’s reaction to NATO bases in Georgia will be “tough” – source
7. It’s Wrong That Russia Has No Ambassador In Georgia
8. ‘Frozen Conflicts’ Among OSCE’s Challenges – New Chairman Says
9. Georgia president visits disputed area
10. President held session of Abkhazian legal government
11. Saakashvili Visits Upper Kodori
12. Abkhazia: Events in Gali District show new surge of terror activity of Georgian special services
13. Georgia to submit materials on situation in upper part of Kodori Gorge to UN Security Council-Alasania
14. Saakashvili Sends ‘Peace Message’ to Abkhaz Leaders
15. Georgian leader invites Abkhaz to visit youth camps, ski resorts
16. Georgian leader says work on new constitution should involve “all ethnic groups”
17. Saakashvili: New Constitution Possible After Restoration of Territorial Integrity
18. Georgia’s Breakaway Abkhazia Opens Anti-Terrorist Centre
19. Separatists close bridge linking Abkhazia with rest of Georgia – TV
20. Separatists relocate special units at bridge
21. Ossetia: Tangerine Protest Ends: Authorities break up politically embarrassing border demo
22. S. Ossetia ‘Tangerine Affair’ Sparks Mutual Accusations
23. Separatists say Georgia forcing truckers to sign “anti-Ossetian” statement
24. S Ossetia analyses root causes of tangerine crisis Truckers disband their citrus protest
25. Truckers disband their citrus protest
26. Georgia begins receiving Azeri natural gas
27. US and EU to force Russia to think twice before using energy as a weapon
28. Georgia contemplating natural gas reserve system
29. Azerbaijan And Russia At Loggerheads: Neither side willing to back down in energy dispute
30. Azeri Gas Flow Delayed
31. Georgia looks to build natural gas storage facility
32. Refusal to finance Baku-Akhalkalaki-Kars railway sovereign right of US Congress- FM
33. It Did Not Come Up To Armed Conflict
34. The Georgia Factor: Two books look past superpower politics to show that Georgians have a mind of their own
35. Angels and Saints: political staging in post-revolutionary Georgia
36. Human Rights Watch World Report 2007
37. New opposition party on the political scene
38. Saakashvili approves simultaneous presidential, parliament poll
39. President of Georgia puts forward initiative of drafting of new constitution
40. Opposition MPs Set Conditions for New Constitution
41. Opposition voices terms of cooperation with govt.
42. Media Speculates on Possible Reshuffle in Defense Ministry
43. President of Georgia appoints judges for last time
44. Free economic zone in Poti criticized
45. Car part shops raided
46. Amount of ATM machines increased in 2006
47. 60 000 citizens of Tbilisi will have social assistance
48. Georgian National Communications Commission studies the problems of “TV-33”
49. Radio “Hereti”: public information is still inaccessible in Kakheti
50. First Jruchi Bible of tenth century is insured for three million USD
51. Number of prisoners increase by 2.5% during Mikhail Saakashvili’s tenure
52. Reader steals book from Public Library
53. Healthcare minister: 91 new hospital to be built
54. Court to interrogate Penitentiary Department’s chief
55. United Coordination Council Of Parties Of Greens Of Caucasian Region Created In TbilisiGeorgian land troops commander appointed
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Jonathan Kulick, Ph.D., Director of Studies, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies, 3a Chitadze, Tbilisi 0108, Georgia (Republic), jonathan.kulick@gfsis.org, office: +995 32 47 35 55, mobile: +995 95 33 33 40, USA voicemail: 310.928.6814

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