Monday, March 05, 2007

Georgia News Digest 03-05-07
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Part One - General News / Part Two - Abkhasia

Part One - General News
1. U.S. has no plans to station radar in Georgia – ambassador
2. South Caucasian republics aren’t offered ABM elements
3. DA-Mned Element: The U.S. intends to put anti-missile defense elements in Caucasus and Ukraine
4. Caucasus in Dark on Radar Proposal
5. U.S., Georgia never discussed radar deployment in Caucasus - min.
6. Georgia Aims for NATO Membership
7. Parliament to Pass Pro-NATO Declaration
8. Polish Minister about NATO, Energy and Conflicts
9. Caucasian chalk circle: walking back from an abyss
10. Moscow’s Brotherly Embargo: Saakashvili softens his anti-Russian rhetoric
11. Soviet-era nuclear material is a target for smugglers willing to sell to anyone [excerpt]
12. Patriarch Elijah II urges Russian and Georgian politicians to heed the Church
13. Patriarch Alexy: unity in faith is guarantee of unshakable friendship between Russia and Georgia
14. Russia and Georgia need each other - Patriarch Ilia II
15. Remains of Georgia's first president found in Chechnya
16. Soviet Museum Gets a Big Boost
17. Moscow Mayor Writes A Book About Love
18. Brussels, the Place Where All European Roads Lead
19. Saakashvili, Yushchenko talk praise bilateral cooperation
20. Yushchenko and Saakashvili Discuss Cooperation
21. Georgia Ready to Send More Troops to Iraq
22. Saakashvili Hails Students for Anti-Separatist Protests
23. South Ossetia's Pro-Georgian Leader Sets Up Public Movement To Back Talks
24. Sanakoev Established "Movement – South Ossetian People For Peace"
25. S. Ossetia ‘Alternative Leader’ Calls for Talks with Tbilisi
26. How to Safeguard Private Property
27. European Union Supports IDPs in Georgia
28. Redundant Regulatory Bodies
29. Georgian Wine Wins Big at International Exhibition in Russia:
30. Renting in the City: Home Away from Home!
31. Communication Campaign on Immunization Carried Out In Georgia
32. Medical Students from South Asia Adapt to Tbilisi
33. Georgian Civic and Political Leaders to Experience U.S.
34. As Batumi Expands Villagers in Danger of Losing Plots
35. Anti-Trafficking Project in the South Caucasus
36. The Georgian National Museum Shaping Georgia’s Image Abroad:
37. Bow Wow Journal: The Tbilisi Dog Market [excerpt]
38. 98 Students Booted from Batumi University for Failure to Pay Fees
39. Kempinski Comes to the Heart of Tbilisi: Former Soviet landmark set to become an oasis of western comfort
40. New Era for Imedi L and the Georgian Insurance Market: EBRD implements first ever investment in insurance
41. The City Government and the Property Rights Mess
42. Georgian Parliament Voted for Amendments to Law on Broadcasting in the Second Hearing
43. Irakli Kakabadze Launched a Campaign in USA in Support of Georgian Bureau of VoA
44. Association of Regional Broadcasters of Georgia about Draft Code of Conduct for Broadcasters
45. Giorgi Kheviashvili and David Giorgadze to Sign Memorandum
46. Georgian and Ukrainian Presidents to Open Ukrainian Secondary School
47. Heads Of Border Police Of Georgia And Turkey To Discuss Cooperation Issues
48. IMF Tentative Projections Show Positive Outlook
49. Georgia Eases Visa Regime for Gulf States
50. A Different Tradition: Hamshen Armenians struggle for identity and recognition
51. Kazakh Company Invests 50m Dollars In Georgian Gas Distribution System
52. Price of petrol to increase by 5-10 tetri in March
53. Georgia has most potential to attract tourists of all CIS countries
54. Gold is a good investment
55. Taras Shevchenko's monument unveiled in Tbilisi
56. Kutaisi theatre workers protest
57. Jewish charity for Abkhazian IDPs
58. Inmates cease hunger strike
59. NGO Equality Institute protests new constructions at Tbilisi Hippodrome


Part Two - Abkhasia
1. Pre-Election Brawls in Abkhazia
2. South Ossetian MPs to monitor Abkhaz elections
3. About 40,000 Abkhaz voters to use new republican passports
4. Russian MPs arrive in Abkhazia to monitor elections
5. Abkhaz Leader Accuses Georgia Of Attempts To Disrupt Elections
6. Abkhazia Holds Elections
7. Breakaway Abkhazia votes in poll
8. General elections in Abkhazia can be pronounced as valid
9. Abkhazia voting calm and democratic, MPs say
10. Voter turnout reaches required threshold in breakaway Abkhazia
11. Georgia rejects Abkhazia election
12. Georgia brands Abkhazia election 'illegal'
13. Georgia's separatist Abkhazia region holds parliament elections
14. Polls in separatist Abkhazia spark leader's wrath
15. TV says separatists "tried to force" Georgians to vote in Abkhaz poll
16. Elections "democratic" says Bagapsh, "lawless" says Saakashvili
17. Georgia Separatist Leader, Russian MP Praise Abkhazia's Election
18. USA won’t recognize Abkhaz parliamentary elections
19. Abkhaz Leader Says Poll Shows Commitment To Democratic Values
20. Elections deemed valid in Abkhazia's Gali district
21. Abkhaz PM Says Gali Under Control, Rules Out "Adventures" In Kodori
22. Georgian MPs Say Border Shootout Shows Abkhaz Authorities' "Fear", "Confusion"
23. Georgian official condemns Russian peacekeepers following Abkhazia shootout
24. Separatists Detain Three Georgian Fishermen Off Abkhaz Coast
25. Arrested Georgian Activists Speak with Abkhaz Press
26. Georgia demands return of three citizens held by authorities in breakaway Abkhazia
27. Tbilisi offers Abkhazia to start talks without preconditions
28. Dangerous games in Abkhazia
29. Abkhaz Official Rejects Georgian PM's Talks Offer
30. Arrested Georgians spark country wide student protests
31. Abkhaz leader ready to "fight to the end" for independence
32. TV Says Ex-Members Of Abkhaz Political Party Now Supporting Georgian Government
33. Protestors In Abkhaz Custody "Admit" Collusion With Georgian Security Services

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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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