Wednesday, March 05, 2008

NEWS: Georgia News Digest 03-05-08

A service of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies

Attached PDF file easily navigable with Bookmarks pane
Archives and associated files at groups.google.com/group/genewsfiles (from February 2008) and groups.google.com/group/genews (before February 2008)


1. Opposition outcry over majoritarian MP election rule
2. Opposition against initiated amendment
3. Controversial majoritarian MP election rule endorsed
4. report: Georgia Extraordinary Presidential Election
5. Election over, political tension continues
6. Okruashvili to run for parliament
7. Shalva Natelashvili: Mikheil Saakashvili carried out a failed terrorist attack against me and I survived!
8. Phone conference with Dr. Ron Asmus
9. The Georgian Association meets with Obama campaign advisors
10. The Georgian Association discusses policy with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

11. Difference between situations in Armenia and Georgia is that Georgian opposition has a chance to rehabilitate
12. News agency chief: GUAM relying too much on US
13. Georgia may withdraw military contingent from Iraq this summer
14. Tbilisi thinks much of Kazakh reforms
15. Polish president confirms support for Georgia's, Ukraine's NATO aspirations
16. We will either receive MAP or improve relations with Russia
17. Moscow backtracking in negotiations with Georgia on border and customs control
18. Georgian reaction to Russian presidential election
19. Georgia hopes for improvement of relations with Russia – ForMin
20. Minister hopes for improved Georgian-Russian ties after election
21. Russian lawmakers mull over Abkhazia, S. Ossetia recognition
22. Russian special envoy to visit Georgia
23. Malkhaz Basilaia’s family temporarily ceased hunger strike
24. Head of Abkhaz state news agency rebukes Georgian media of anonymous address
25. Journalists’ release might be resolved positively unless they are found guilty of other crimes
26. Students, journalists rally at Enguri Bridge
27. Speaker says release of Georgian journalist "only correct decision"
28. Sokhumi signals readiness to release two detainees
29. No answers on Gali firefight
30. "Unprecedented" army drill in Abkhazia
31. Medvedev wins over 90 per cent in South Ossetia
32. Kosovo has nothing in common with South Ossetia - separatist official
33. Georgia continues to insist on changing South Ossetia conflict resolution format
34. Tbilisi to reconsider Russia's part in Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement
35. Tbilisi scraps JCC on S. Ossetia
36. Reaping the benefits of FDI (charts at investor.ge/issues/2008_1/06.htm and details by source country at investor.ge/issues/2008_1/08.htm)
37. FDI in 2008: $2 billion?
38. Evaluation of the IMF
39. State employment program cannot solve unemployment
40. Workers go on strike in Zestaponi
41. GPB Board of Trustees to hold first session on March 5
42. Staff changes in Kakheti
43. “Mass demonstrations achieved positive results” , participants of social survey conclude
44. Victim of revenge was imprisoned for twelve years
45. Ugulava’s buses create problems in Gori
46. Prosecutor’s Office persecuted Chechen refugee without “good reason”
47. Welfare or pre-election promises?
48. Presidents and artists praise late Georgian actress
49. Blue monday with Okros Stumrebi
50. Diana Gurtskaya to represent Georgia at Eurovision in Serbia

full digest: Georgia News Digest - Ansicht in Groups BetaNeu!

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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