Monday, March 26, 2007

Georgia News Digest 03-24-07
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Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies
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1. upcoming event: March 26, Washington--Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War in Georgia
2. upcoming event: March 29, Boston--South Caucasus - Challenges and Solution
3. report: European Neighbourhood Policy Two Years on: Time indeed for an ‘ENP Plus’
4. Lavrov: Kosovo is a precedent…sort of
5. Heads should roll
6. The Kosovo Antecedent. Russia and the Looming International Crisis in the Balkans [excerpts]
7. America and Russia: from cold war to cold shoulder
8. Russia, Georgia coordinating final phase of bases' pullout
9. Energy: Looking For Ways To Circumvent Russia
10. Interview with the Russian ambassador
11. Onward Christian Soldiers:With an eye on NATO membership, Georgia ups the ante in Iraq
12. Georgian Society not United Behind the Decision to Increase Military Presence in Iraq and Afghanistan
13. Georgia in EPP’s mind: Support of Democracy or just the Ruling Party?
14. Turkmen leader, Georgian premier discuss economic projects
15. Georgia-Turkmenistan talks in Ashgabad
16. Kars-Akhalkalaki railway: no threat to Batumi and Poti
17. Government to sell Davit Gareji to Azerbaijan –Baghaturia
18. Saakashvili Promises Help to Sanakoev
19. Separatist minister notes Georgia's constructive tone at JCC meeting
20. South Ossetia condemns Georgia following talks, accuses OSCE of "indifference"
21. Georgia stresses demilitarization of conflict zone at talks with South Ossetia
22. Russian MFA Praises JCC Informal Meeting in Istanbul
23. Georgian Side Sets Conditions for Holding Next Session of JCC in Tbilisi
24. Georgian Official Meets OSCE Ambassadors in Vienna
25. What’s in the Black Box? Although bad weather remains the official cause, other possibilities for copter crash linger
26. Kvitsiani vows to fight on in Russian TV message
27. Georgian speaker discusses Abkhazia settlement with UN envoys
28. A big mandate for UNHCR office in Georgia, including peace role
29. The Zerekidze Trial: Another case goes high-profile, with disastrous results
30. Giorgi Zerekidze: Seven Years is a Long Long Time
31. Youth Parliament to support Zerekidze
32. The Scales of Georgian Justice are Jive
33. My husband was made into a zombie
34. Election Reform: The 7 Percent Solution?
35. Prospects for Privatization Amnesty
36. The President Longs for a Liberal Tax Regime
37. Not All Are Happy as Hospital Privatization Scheme Moves Ahead
38. As New Hospitals Open, Aword Seeks Experienced Medical Experts
40. GIOGIE Conference: International Analysts Tackle Energy Sector Issues
41. Georgia's gas dreams in Kumisi
42. The Green Café: a good environment to talk about the environment
43. Why do we need this lustration law?
44. Public Confidence On The Upswing In Georgia – Poll
45. Opposition and analysts cast doubt on president's figures
46. Metro Matters and Urban Affairs
47. Medea Edges out the Eagle as Monument Mania Sweeps Batumi
48. Impounded Vehicles Stolen from Customs
49. Youth Reproductive Health Center Opens in Tbilisi
50. Adoption and Orphanages: the Push for De-institutionalization
51. Although Cases Increase, Living With Diabetes Getting Easier
52. The Mud Sculptor of Lesitchine
53. The “Green Building”: A synthesis of old and new on Marjanishvili street
54. Opening Gates to Italian Investments
55. Patriarch appeals to Georgians not to cut endangered trees for Easter
56. Rock the Kavkaz! Creating an artistic infrastructure for the Caucasus
57. Those top ten Georgians who have made their mark
58. The Toast of Georgia: In this majestic former Soviet Republic, hosting a feast is an art form
59. Georgians to visit Salinas: Crew from former Soviet republic to make Steinbeck documentary
60. Zeev Frenkel: “Be organized, communicative and keep your word if you want to succeed in business”


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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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