Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Georgia News Digest 01-23-07
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1. book: The Central Caucasus: Essays on Geopolitical Economy
Eldar Ismailov and Vladimer Papava
Stockholm: CA&CC Press, 2006
Contents
* On Integration and the Conception of the Central Caucasus
* On the Integrationability of the Caucasus
* The Central Caucasus: Globalization and Regionalism
* The Main Parameters of the Caucasian Economic Space
* Special Features of the Economy of the Central Caucasian Countries
* Economic Interrelations in the Central Caucasus

other books ...
2. A Kosovo “Precedent” Can Cut Both Ways
3. Afire With Resolutions: Council of Europe Members Tackle Russia [excerpt]
4. PACE Rejects Debate of Russo-Georgian Ties
5. Moscow police arrest suspects in the murder of a Georgian
6. Russia sends back envoy but Georgia ties strained
7. RF ambassador to Georgia may present credentials next week – FM
8. Resumption of visa issuance not linked to ambassador return-FM
9. Quotes From Russian Press
10. Bendukidze: Georgia will not leave the CIS
11. Burjanadze: return of ambassador not enough to normalise relations
12. European Union Seeking Alternative Routes For Russian Gas Exports
13. EU Mulls New Opportunities for Breakaway Regions
14. Sokhumi government taking measures to import Russian newspapers to Abkhazia
15. Abkhazia: Aim for a Multiethnic Parliament
16. Abkhaz foreign minister: Georgia continues ignoring UN Security Council October resolution
17. Georgian paper examines Abkhazia's links with Turkey
18. Abkhaz leader hopes for multiethnic parliament after elections
19. Abkhazia prepares for parliamentary elections
20. Progress in Abkhazia as far away as ever
21. Peacekeepers disarm 20 000 explosives in zone of Georgian-Abkhazian conflict
22. Georgia Rejects Proposal From Russia - S. Ossetia
23. South Ossetia requests talks with Georgian officials over electricity supplies
24. In Kars-Tbilisi-Bakü railway project final agreement to be signed on Feb. 5
25. Turkish PM, Azeri President to Visit Georgia
26. Georgian minister hopes to conclude gas talks with Turkey in next 10 days
27. Azeri leader praises major railway project bypassing Armenia
28. Street in Georgian capital to be named after late Azeri leader
29. Azeri president, Turkish PM to attend opening of new airport terminal in Georgia
30. The World Expecting Global Revolution [excerpt]
31. America, Iraq and Georgia
32. Senator Lugar seeks free trade agreement with Georgia
33. Saakashvili not to attend Davos World Economic Forum
34. Natelashvili slams government on American visit
35. For 15 Years of Self-Rule: Former Leader of Adjara Receives 15-Year Sentence
36. Adzharia ex-chief sentenced to 15 years of prison in absentia
37. report: Silence Kills: Abuse of Chechen Refugees in Georgia [summary]
38. The Life of Conscripts in the Georgian Army
39. 30 refugees attempted to take over newspaper “Literaturuli Saqartvelo’s” office
40. TV company “Evrika” transferred to the Patriarchy of Georgian Orthodox Church
41. Georgian Orthodox Church to Launch TV Station
42. A bizarre mixture of ballet and satire
43. Passengers stranded after GNA plane makes emergency landing
44. Testing times at Ilia Chavchavadze Tbilisi State University
45. 'Environmental threats do not recognise national borders': cooperation and security in the South Caucasus
46. Seminars on bird flu held in Georgia
47. Prime Minister holds meeting with Kvemo Kartli governor
48. Migration and money transfers boost Georgian economic growth say World Bank


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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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