Monday, March 31, 2008

NEWS: Georgia News Digest 03-28-08

It appears that this didn't go through last Friday. Sorry for the delay--some of this news is still true this week.

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. Council of Europe official notes Georgia’s failure to address election concerns
2. Matyas Eorsi meets with senior officials
3. Labor Party accuses CoE commissioner of corruption deals
4. A bad system, irresponsible leaders, and an unpromising election
5. Inter-agency group on elections reactivated
6. NDP proposes opposition to make a coalition
7. Burjanadze to lead ruling party’s list of MP candidates
8. National Movement to recruit businessmen to run in parliamentary elections
9. Christian-Democratic Party asks international organizations to influence the Georgian authorities
10. Saakashvili reliance on Washington continues
11. Russia, Georgia reopen sea links, first ship delayed by storm
12. Possible “not-yet-go” for Georgia to NATO has nothing to do with “appeasement”, but human right issues
13. Georgia on their mind
14. Defense Minster optimistic about Georgia’s MAP
15. Minister says Georgia is ready for NATO candidate status
16. Diplomatic tussle over Georgia and Ukraine NATO bids
17. New divisions arise in NATO over 2 bids for membership
18. NATO divided over Ukraine, Georgia membership bids
19. Some western countries to block Georgia in Bucharest
20. Georgian, Ukrainian MAP bids likely to go the wire at summit
21. Can NATO afford to anger Russia?
22. Georgia's joining NATO constitutes definite threat to national security of Armenia: ex-deputy defense minister
23. Lithuania supports Georgia's NATO bid
24. Press briefing by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley on the president's trip to the NATO Summit [excerpts]
25. President Bush participates in foreign print media roundtable [excerpt]
26. video: Blast kills one in South Ossetian capital
27. South Ossetia Interior says Thurs explosion was terrorist act
28. Georgian police harassing civilians in South Ossetia
29. Georgia says meeting with breakaway S. Ossetia leader possible
30. Minister says Russia to apologize for "peremptory" accusations
31. Minister accuses breakaway region of provocation
32. Russia should apologize for groundless accusations
33. Separatists carry on military trainings
34. Russia regards incident with spy plane in Abkhazia as provocation
35. Abkhazia leaders aim for unrecognized republic's independence
36. UAE firm to built port on Georgia's Black Sea coast
37. New destinations added to summer flight schedule at Vilnius airport
38. Opposition continue attacks on Georgia’s biggest electricity distributor
39. In the first quarter, $500 million were invested in Georgia
40. 51% of shares of Poti Port to be sold to the Arabian company
41. Chinese business is interested in Georgian agriculture, construction and energy
42. Republican Party won’t boycott TV stations
43. New Imedi owner claims right to manage Patarkatsishvili’s assets
44. 8 candidates out of 32 to continue struggle for post of General Director of GPB
45. Defmin, army chief to discuss Lithuania Georgia military cooperation in Tbilisi
46. The Soso Jachvliani film ‘Svani’ will compete in America’s international film festival

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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