Georgia News Digest 04-09-07

A service of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies

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1. report: Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2006, US State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, April 5
www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/shrd/2006/
2. The New Cold War's New Front Runs Across Ukraine [excerpts]
3. Georgian foreign minister warns against foreign interference in Ukraine
4. Georgian Orthodox Church to help improving Russian-Georgian ties
5. Liberal Is as Liberal Does [excerpt]
6. Iran-West conflict to tell on whole world
7. Will WWIII Begin At 4 A.M. On April 6? The time the Pentagon has scheduled its strike at Iranian sites...
8. Georgian passenger plane lands at Moscow airport
9. First passenger flight from Georgia to Russia to made Saturday
10. Nagorno Karabakh problem hinders realization of U.S. ideas in Caucasus
11. Turkish warship arrives in Georgia for military exercises
12. America's Zugzwang In The Energy Race Against Russia
13. America Will Have To Choose Between Russia's And Turkey In Energy Transport Matters
14. Astana Plays Russian Card In Energy Talks With Europe
15. Georgian speaker says Kazakhstan's support important
16. Business-forum of Kazakhstan and Georgia will be held in Astana in summer 2007
17. Moscow Is Striving To Ensure That Russia Remains The Priority Destination For Turkmenistan's Natural Gas
18. Unrecognized republics' leaders to convene in Sukhumi
19. UNOMIG Delaying Report On Helicopter Attack In Georgia’s Upper Kodori
20. Georgian court convicts Kodori militia leader's sister for aiding rebellion
21. Abkhaz leader to arrive in Turkey to meet diaspora
22. Daily Press Briefing By The Office Of The Spokesman For The Secretary-General Of The UN [excerpt]
23. Media Stakeout With Ambassador Alejandro Wolff, Acting U.S. Permanent Representative To The UN [excerpt]
24. State Department Press Briefing: Frank Wisner, Secretary Of State's Special Envoy For Kosovo [excerpts]
25. Media Stakeout By Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, The Permanent Representative Of The RF To The Un [excerpt]
26. Separatists Question UN, OSCE Role in Negotiating Process
27. Tbilisi Expects “Adequate” UN Resolution on Abkhazia
28. Sergey Shamba plans to use UN rostrum. Moscow is trying to raise Abkhazia's independence issue in United Nations
29. Abkhazia delegation again denied U.S. visa to attend UN session
30. Abkhazia denied right to participate in UN discussion on conflict with Georgia
31. Georgia Devises New Plan For South Ossetia
32. Georgian leader praises MPs for reaching consensus on South Ossetia initiative
33. A President Who Prefers Shooting From the Hip
34. GDP growth in Georgia 9.5% in 2006
35. Officials Deny Reports on Airport Transfer Deal
36. Special Cabinet Meeting To Be Held On Saturday
37. Lawyer slams official for ignoring recommendations
38. The joys of Expatriate Fairyland
39. Christian world celebrates Easter holiday [excerpt]

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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