Friday, January 25, 2008

NEWS: Georgia News Digest 01-24-08

A service of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies

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1. Changes in Tbilisi administrators, more replacements in the regions expected
2. Constitutional amendments, again
3. Color guards
4. Pundit confirms he was offered State Minister’s position
5. Ambassador to Russia resigns
6. Delegation of Foreign Committee of Finnish Parliament to arrive in Georgia
7. Tamar KintsurashviliI can’t see my position in the splitted-up television
8. Ilia Chachibaia, Editor-in-Chief of Ghia Boklomi magazine, to pay gel 2,000 against Zugdidi regional court ruling
9. New Rights push for election code amendments
10. Opposition alliance retreated? Davit Usupashvili: 'Every new day brings about new reality
11. Paris Court to start hearing of Okruashvili’s case today
12. France to rule on Georgian ex-minister's extradition next week
13. Valeri Gelbakhiani to cooperate with investigation
14. Prosecutor’s Office appealed to parliament to lift Valery Gelbakhiani’s immunity
15. Patarkatsishvili ally charged with plotting coup
16. Imedi TV resumption date remains unclear
17. Two people die of carbon monoxide poisoning in Tbilisi
18. The size of the Georgian population is falling
19. Lavrov says Russia won't back down [excerpt]
20. Russia downplays Kosovo domino effect
21. Russia should recognize Georgia’s wish to join NATO
22. Georgia says cease-fire document offered by Russia "unacceptable"
23. MPs slam initiative to invite secessionist leaders at PACE
24. Georgia objects to separatists' appearance at Council of Europe
25. Georgia rejects Russia's version of pact with breakaway regions
26. Lavrov calls on Georgia to sign treaty on non-use of force
27. Two setbacks for the Kremlin at the Council of Europe
28. Van Der Linden’s farewell deal with Putin
29. Abkhazian FM says Georgia not interested in preventing war
30. Separatists threaten to destroy Georgian boats near Abkhaz coast – agency
31. Abkhazia says opened fire on Georgian ships, Georgia denies
32. Criminals attacked a Georgian family in the village of Chuburkhinji
33. Ruslan Kishmariatrilingual radio to be launched in Gali
34. Georgia's showcase in South Ossetia: South Ossetians offered incentives to move to Georgian-controlled territory
35. Families split by Ossetia border closure: Shutting border prevents ordinary people from visiting loved ones
36. S. Ossetian leader calls for talks with Saakashvili
37. Prime minister discusses gas issue with Azerbaijani counterpart
38. Estimated cost of SOCAR oil base to be built near Tbilisi is $10 million
39. MCG signed agreement on supply of pipes for second phase of gas main rehabilitation
40. Ministry of Economy announces competition on privatization of “Georgian Railway”
41. Firebird buys 40% of Iberia construction firm

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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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