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Georgia News Digest 06-14-07

A service of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies

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1. article: Georgia on Her Mind
Elizabeth Kendall
Dance Magazine, June 2007, pp. 44–48
article about dancer/choreographer Nina Ananiashvili
archived at http://groups.google.com/group/genews/files on June 13

2. Russian diplomat thinks human rights report not objective
3. Press Availability Prior to Extraordinary Conference on the CFE Treaty [excerpts]
4. "Problems between Georgia and Russia will be settled by all means!" - Irakli Chubinishvili
5. Russian Entrepreneurs Call On Georgia to Make Concessions
6. Train with Russian arms to leave Georgia
7. Russia CCI chief to arrive in Georgia to discuss normalization
8. Georgian, Czech PMs Discuss Economic Cooperation
9. Czech Republic promises to back Georgia completely
10. Czech Republic May Become Number 1 Investor in Georgia this Year, says Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli
11. Georgian, Czech premiers discuss separatist conflicts, economic cooperation
12. Georgia-France summit believed to be very important in Tbilisi
13. Sarkozy offers strong support to Georgia and its reforms
14. Saakashvili Meets Sarkozy
15. Georgian-French cooperation
16. Saakashvili Meets U.S. Official
17. Georgian president says meeting with French counterpart "very important"
18. Burjanadze Leaves for European Tour
19. Defense Minister to Visit Brussels
20. Georgia has good chance to join NATO
21. Lithuania will seek easing visa regime between European Union and Georgia
22. 15 Illegal Georgian Citizens Arrested in Yalta
23. Supplies Of Ukrainian Weapons To Georgia Are Discussed In Kiev
24. OSCE Mission sponsors study visit of Kyrgyz police officers to Georgia
25. MCC Chief Visits Georgia
26. Armenian spokesman denies plans to exchange churches with Georgia
27. No exchange of churches expected between Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) and Georgian Orthodox Church
28. Instability Inside Of Turkey "Infects" The Entire Region [excerpt]
29. Military Base Will Not Be Built on Abkhazian Territory – Noghaideli
30. 25-Year-Old Georgian Shot in Gali Region by Abkhaz
31. Abkhazia cool to EU proposals on settlement of conflict with Georgia
Solid Residue
32. South Ossetia Caught Taking Hostages: A new scandal between Tbilisi and Tskhinvali
33. Committee to discuss issue of repatriates
34. Georgian Opposition Against Repatriation Of Meskhetian Turks
35. Conservators estimate draft law initiated by Majority to be antinational
36. Georgia Mulling Deployment Of Military Contingent In Afghanistan
37. Georgia to send 100 peacekeepers to Afghanistan
38. Defense Ministry distributes booklets
39. Amended State Budget Passes, Defense Spending Draws Fire
40. Crash Kills Two on Training Flight
41. Government Plans Pension Reform
42. Parliament to impose restrictions on medicines
43. Georgian Minister Dismisses Opposition Initiative On Priests In Schools
44. Amendments in adoption law
45. Public Opinion: Richest Georgian Government Officials
46. Teachers of Public School 70 have held protest action
47. Jailed TV station co-founder does not get presidential pardon, unlike partner
48. Juridical Committee Member: Court Trial Remains Public
49. Nearly Half of Georgian Families Apply for State Aid
50. License for Mineral Water Bottling Sold for GEL 3 mln
51. Mayor opens new stadium
52. ‘People’s Party’ protested the initiation connected with selling ‘Enguri Power Station’
53. Nabeghlavi mineral water deposit sold
54. UGT creates Integrated Data Warehouse and Collaboration Portal
55. MCG Projects Address Agricultural Sector and Water Infrastructure
56. Foreign Capital Dominates Georgian Banks
57. Georgian-Chinese Train to be Introduced in Georgia
58. Dismantling Of Shops Near Subway Of Freedom Square Completed
59. Tbilisi to Rebuild Pushkin Square
60. Floods Kill Racha Man
61. 81-Year-Old Man Accused of Theft to be Sentenced on Wednesday

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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