Thursday, February 07, 2008

NEWS: Georgia News Digest 02-06-08

A service of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies

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1. Ten pre-conditions for free and fair parliamentary elections in Georgia
2. Parliamentary elections will be held with new lists
3. Georgia four years after the rose revolution
4. Speaker urges opposition for "constructive" dialogue ahead of talks
5. Agreement close on majoritarian election system
6. United Opposition starts campaign “I did not vote for Saakashvili”
7. Opposition presses for tangible results
8. Opposition planning street protests as government negotiations get underway
9. Opposition says talks with government are "protracted"
10. Quotas on United National Council's list to be allocated according to popularity rating
11. Georgian Azerbaijanis’ opposition party to cooperate with Azerbaijan’s political forces
12. report: Attacks on the press in 2007
13. Gocha Jojua plans to publish the full version of scandalous records
14. Mikheil Svimonishvili to be appointed on post of Ambassador to Switzerland
15. Public broadcaster must not be an arena for curses and insults
16. Refuges to receive IDs in any office of Civil Registry Agency
17. New envoy been submitted in Shida Kartli
18. Sozar Subari will raise the question of Merabishvili's and Akhalaia's responsibility
19. Police officer promoted after producing secret recordings
20. It is impossible to reduce inflation to single-digit level
21. Saakashvili: Estonia is the most successful transition society model
22. David Bakradze held telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
23. Intl conference European Path of Georgia to be held in Tbilisi
24. No doubts about President Saakashvili legitimacy – Rupel
25. Opposition informed EU “Troika” about acting plans
26. Georgia starts new important relations with EU
27. Leaders of opposition to hold meeting with EU delegation
28. EU delegation meets Georgian foreign minister
29. EU delegation discusses in Georgia human rights, democracy issues
30. Saakashvili to take part in Munich security conference
31. More misgivings about McCain and his there will be more wars [excerpt]
32. The world threat [excerpt]
33. Kosovo domino theory
34. Kosovo independence may cause trouble for Russia - Georgian minister
35. Minister warns Russia against "manipulations" with Kosovo precedent
36. Russian Senator on Kosovo and breakaway regions
37. Russia should reconsider stance on Abkhazia, Dniester in light of Kosovo-Mironov
38. New Europe, old Russia
39. Russian senators predict dire consequences of Kosovo independence declaration
40. Kokoity regime cut off water to the population of Tskhinvali

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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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