NEWS: Georgia News Digest 04-07-08

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. Saakashvili on NATO summit results
2. Georgian leader upbeat about US support for his country
3. Foreign Minister warns of Russian backlash in wake of NATO summit
4. Georgia appeals for Western support, saying Russia trying to derail its NATO bid
5. MP warns of Russian provocations before receiving NATO's MAP
6. Burjanadze slams Putin
7. Labor Party leader 'defines' NATO decision on Georgia
8. Pundits expect Georgia to join MAP in December 2008
9. Roundup of Georgian reaction to NATO summit in Bucharest
10. Russia loses NATO summit
11. NATO debates on Ukraine and Georgia add clarity about Russia
12. Georgian, Ukrainian press blame Russia for NATO failure
13. Moscow's scrawny hand doesn't reach inside the alliance [excerpt]
14. Russian pundits offer different responses to NATO summit
15. Russian MPs say satisfied with NATO's decision on Ukraine, Georgia
16. Press briefing by the National Security Advisor, Stephen Hadley [excerpt]
17. Remarks by President Bush and President Putin of Russia in joint press availability [excerpt]
18. Radio address of President Bush to the nation [excerpt]
19. Re NATO expansion
20. NATO's fudges [excerpt]
21. All change for business as usual...[excerpt]
22. Binomial left out of brackets: NATO exchanged Georgia and Ukraine for missile defense
23. NATO waiting for Ukraine, Georgia
24. The great powers' NATO game
25. Summit of emotions [excerpt]
26. Marching orders; in search of a purpose [excerpt]
27. No MAP for Georgia: The victory of the German energy and transport corporations
28. NATO summit dashes Georgia’s hopes
29. Georgia and Ukraine will enter NATO: What Bucharest was all about
30. On Georgia and Ukraine, a meeting of 'old' and 'new' minds
31. Who is at a loss?
32. Foreign ministers to decide Kiev, Tbilisi accession to Action Plan
33. NATO decision "historic victory" for Georgia – official
34. Poland welcomes future NATO membership for Ukraine and Georgia
35. Czech FM explains the Georgia, Ukraine compromise
36. Ministers considers cooperation
37. Portugal opposed to US plan for rapid Ukraine, Georgia NATO membership
38. Merkel beating rivals: surveys [excerpt]
39. Russia officially agrees to joint control over Roki tunnel
40. PM must go because of Kosovo statement - opposition party
41. Estonian paper releases audio of PM saying Georgia would recognize Kosovo
42. No plans for Kosovo recognition
43. Russia seeks peaceful settlements of Georgia conflicts: official
44. Georgia aims to destabilize situation in conflict zones – Putin
45. Russian lawmakers comment on Putin's letter to separatists
46. Russia views Georgia's breakaway regions as "bargaining chips" – minister
47. USA reiterates its backing to Georgia's territorial integrity
48. UN Secretary General releases report
49. report: Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia
50. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister meets Abkhaz leader
51. Georgian workers to repair irrigation canal in Ossetia conflict zone
52. Tskhinvali accuses Georgian side of hindering foreign journalists’ professional activities
53. There are no rose bushes without thorns: On the business of revolutions and pipeline politics
54. President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reviews Georgia’s past and future
55. Who is Joseph Kay and how is he linked to Patarkatsishvili’s property?
56. G. Targamadze: 'Imedi-TV journalists were under constant pressure'
57. 'Imedi-TV' goes on air but debates over its ownership continue
58. Strip the thieves of everything that belongs to you
59. New Public TV head appointed
60. Levan Kubaneishvili appointed to GPB top job
61. Levan Kubaneishvili to prepare GPB for parliamentary elections
62. GPB Board of Trustees undertakes to remain unbiased in course of parliamentary elections
63. Ombudsman puts question of responsibility of CEC Chairman
64. Ombudsman calls for chief election official's resignation
65. Public Defender accuses CEC chair of rigging polls
66. Public Defender: CEC Chief must resign over ballot rigging
67. The new old majoritarian system
68. upcoming event: The upcoming parliamentary elections in Georgia: Problems and prospects
69. Who will the soldiers of Georgia’s 6th parliament be?
70. What mistakes did opposition make?
71. Zurabishvili: Saakashvili’s government a façade
72. Republicans nominate some majoritarian MP candidates
73. Protestors block street in Batumi
74. Doctors to hold rally outside Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia today
75. Georgian lawyers push for amendments to Procedural Code
76. Blackseafor meets in Batumi
77. Georgia offers to train Afghan soldiers - deputy defence minister
78. Georgia sending 200 peacekeepers to Afghanistan by yearend
79. Georgia's Poverty Reduction Support Operation (PRSO) program won the World Bank's annual award
80. New head appointed at the Treasury of Georgia
81. Georgian footballer starts business group
82. Using 'phage' viruses to help fight infection [excerpt]
83. Batumi hosts first tourism exhibition
84. Borjomi hosts international distributers: A taste of Borjomi
85. Spotlight on the seminar: Deloitte talks about Georgia
86. London meeting to focus on Georgian affairs
87. In Kakhetian wineries, tentative signs of recovery
88. A man and a mountain
89. Georgia’s pagan carnivals cherish fertility
90. 'Well-tailored' Georgian classes make English speaker's life easier
91. Georgian Ballet's sweet renaissance
92. Georgian opera on the Israeli stage
93. review: “Svani”: A captivating story life, love and blood revenge in Svaneti

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