Georgia News Digest 02-06-07

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1. report: Defusing Conflict in Tsalka District of Georgia: Migration, International Intervention and the State [intro]
report at www.ecmi.de/download/working_paper_36_en.pdf
map at www.ecmi.de/download/working_paper_36_map.pdf
2. report: Dukhobors in Georgia: A Study of the Issue of Land Ownership and Inter-Ethnic Relations [intro]
report at www.ecmi.de/download/working_paper_35_en.pdf
map at www.ecmi.de/download/working_paper_35_map.pdf
3. Uranium Patriots
4. Doubt cast on government commitment to deportee law suit
5. Solana: 'Some Improvements' in Russo-Georgian Relations
6. Georgian Officials in Moscow for Talks to Reopen Air Link
7. Kavtaradze: Georgia Will Bring Suit To European Court Against Russia Only With Incontestable Evidence
8. Talks Held Over Flights to Georgia
9. Four Charged With Killing A Georgian And An Abkhaz In Moscow Region
10. Ekho Moskvy radio's "Access Code"
11. Political prices: the great gas debate
12. Azeri President Is Puzzled By Negative Attitude In World To Construction Of Baku- Tbilisi-Kars Railway
13. Azeri, Georgian leaders discuss joint projects over telephone
14. Georgian President Drove Lithuanian PM To Airport
15. Georgian president takes to wheel for Lithuanian premier
16. US bases stationing in Georgia not planned at this stage
17. Georgia Says Italian Magazine Distorted Minister's Foreign Bases Remarks
18. Georgia To Send, Lithuania To Augment Troops With NATO In Afghanistan
19. OSCE PA chief to discuss S Ossetia, Abkhaz peace processes
20. Political Goals Were Selected For Firing Near Tskhinvali
21. Tbilisi mayor visits Georgian-controlled areas of South Ossetia
22. South Ossetia envoy in Russia on Georgian "provocations", parallels with Kosovo
23. Georgia Reported Pleased With Probe Into South Ossetia Shelling
24. Political Goals Were Selected For Firing Near Tskhinvali:
25. Attacks on S Ossetia are Georgia's reaction to Kosovo – envoy
26. South Ossetia rejects any forms of autonomy within Georgia – envoy
27. Tskhinvali fears Georgia may launch military attack
28. Tskhinvali qualifies for independence more than Kosovo – official
29. Tskhinvali refuses to budge on format for conflict settlement
30. South Ossetia - Georgia Exchange Fire – Accusations
31. S. Ossetian Official Rejects Tbilisi’s Calls for Bilateral Talks
32. Georgia supports the alternative government to split Ossetian society
33. South Ossetian prime minister: Frequent provocations from Georgia are connected with events around Kosovo
34. Beyond Kosovo: Time for International Engagement in Abkhazia
35. Sukhumi Invites Tbilisi To Sign An Agreement On Non-Restarting Of Hostilities
36. Abkhazia plans curfew for Gali district
37. Abkhazia sure Georgian special services abducted official – minister
38. Abkhazia sees 'Georgian terror' behind kidnapping of election official in Gali
39. Son of former Georgian minister detained in Tbilisi
40. Georgian opposition asks CoE to monitor property confiscation
41. Natelashvili urges CoE to react to appropriation of private property
42. Zhvania brother wants new investigation of ex-premier death
43. Georgian TV Says Opposition Figure Arrested Over Alleged Customs Violation
44. New Busses For Transportation Of Pupils Handed To Regions
45. Political leader arrested
46. EnergoPro buys 8 energy companies in Georgia
47. Massive energy privatization deal signed
48. 1st century silk discovered in Georgia
49. Family questions prisoner's suicide
50. Head Of Expert-criminal Service Of Gori Detained
51. Justice Ministry Prepares To Move To Building Of Finance Ministry
52. Fugitive to be sentenced to preliminary detention
53. Opposition To Submit Claim Of Dwellers Of Abakelia Street To Court
54. Wanted Ex-Security Chief’s Ally Arrested
55. Hospital reform plan to be launched this year
56. Kutaisi hospital meets European standards-minister
57. Justice Ministry prepares to move to building of Finance Ministry
58. Burjanadze discussed USAID projects implemented in Georgia
59. Georgia doesn't know what it wants, our poll finds
60. Opposition is Pleased by the Appearance of a New TV Talk Show

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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