Thursday, March 06, 2008

NEWS: Georgia News Digest 03-06-08

A service of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies

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1. Georgia's opposition prepares for new rallies in central Tbilisi
2. Opposition to decide on form of resuming rallies
3. Opposition to resume street protests
4. Opposition consults to confront majoritarian election rule
5. Opposition coalition calls for repeat presidential polls
6. Opposition clamours after majority MP election rule passes first hearing
7. Georgia opposition demands hold new presidential elections
8. Burjanadze accuses opposition of artificial tension of situation
9. Speaker dismisses opposition demand for new presidential poll
10. Klimiashvili: in the parliamentary elections, the Georgian political spectrum should not be blended together!
11. Akaki Asatiani: if the parliamentary elections are rigged, the country will face a huge political and economic crisis!
12. Okruashvili sacks key party leaders
13. Lessons to be learned from Yerevan riots
14. Saakashvili tells ministers to take care of people
15. Saakashvili creates "state council" to tend to people's needs
16. President proposes setting up state council for regional issues
17. The North and South Caucasus and Russia under Putin: Problems and challenges [excerpts]
18. Georgia and Russia: A return to normal?
19. Duma to consider recognition of CIS breakaway republics
20. The biggest bully: Vladimir Putin's bellicose language and aggressive style has cost Russia friends
21. Saakashvili, Medvedev hold phone conversation
22. Dmitry Rogozin, Russian Ambassador to NATO: "Europe should develop its defence policy with russia" [excerpt]
23. Georgian speaker, foreign minister meet NATO chief
24. NATO Ministerial to discuss Georgia
25. NATO takes Georgia's desire to join alliance seriously-view
26. NATO FM to assess Georgia's readiness to join alliance March 6
27. Minister says NATO impressed with Georgia's reforms
28. Georgia's breakaway republics aim for recognition
29. Condoleezza blasts South Ossetia's independence: "It’s not going to happen"
30. Georgia rebel region seeks recognition after Kosovo
31. South Ossetia cites Kosovo 'precedent' in call for international recognition
32. Ossetia parliament to hold joint meeting
33. video: Georgian rebels want recognition for independence
34. South Ossetia calls on world community to recognize its independence
35. Tbilisi unilaterally ditches South Ossetia negotiating format
36. South Ossetia regards Georgia's position as "destructive"
37. Russia not to scrap Georgian-Ossetian commission
38. Russia representative to discuss Georgia-S Ossetia conflict
39. Russia sees "no alternative" to current Georgian-South Ossetian talks format
40. Georgia quits Mixed Control Commission
41. Russian envoy: Georgia's stance on JCC 'lightweight, superficial'
42. Russia not ready to finance railway rehabilitation in Abkhazia
43. Official accuses Russian peacekeepers of digging trenches in Abkhazia
44. Russian peacekeepers deny digging trenches on Georgian-Abkhaz border
45. Abkhaz separatists open new posts on administrative border
46. Georgia warns Russia against using Abkhaz infrastructure for Sochi games
47. Separatists demand Georgia's withdrawal from "occupied" part of Abkhazia
48. Abkhazia has greater basis for independence than Kosovo - Russian MP
49. Separatists open new customs points
50. Reporter charged with border violation
51. Kakheti region journalists and students demand Malkhaz Basilaia’s release
52. Detained journalist’s family expect imminent release
53. Justice Georgia style
54. Law and disorder
55. France backs Georgia's sovereignty – spokesman
56. David Bakradze and Karel De Gucht discuss bilateral cooperation between Georgia and Belgium
57. Georgia began electricity import from Turkey
58. Czech Republic top investor in Georgia, 2007
59. Georgia’s foreign debt increasing
60. Who owns Georgian TV stations?
61. Erekle Tripolski to chair GPB Board of Trustees
62. Competition announced for Public TV Director’s position
63. Where beauty is not beastly
64. Demographic problems discussed in Patriarch's Foundation
65. Injured MP to be discharged from hospital
66. Pushkin Medal conferred on Georgian cultural personalities

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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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