NEWS: Georgia News Digest 07-15-08

A service of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies

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Foreign relations and conflicts
1. Has the war threat diminished?
2. A war the west must stop
3. Misreading Russia
4. Russia’s outrageous behavior should not go unchecked
5. Jet fighters, toy soldiers and juvenile delinquency
6. Rice’s new peace plan: Washington and Tbilisi will attempt to join forces to melt ‘frozen conflicts’
7. U.S. Embassy in Georgia blames Russia for staging provocations against Tbilisi
8. Russia’s actions are inflammatory
9. France reconsiders policy in Caucasus and Central Asia
10. Russia ready to attend UN meeting over Georgia crisis
11. Georgia plans to raise army strength amid tensions with Russia
12. Georgia urges international probe into Russia's violation of its airspace
13. Georgia to defend its sovereignty in every way possible
14. Russian newspaper unveils Moscow's plans in conflict zones
15. Georgia brushes off newspaper article as part of Russia's "information war"
16. Russia is a menace to peace
17. Russian TVs continue with anti-Georgian propaganda
Abkhazia
18. German representative urges direct dialog between Tbilisi, Sukhumi
19. German official to talk in Sukhumi on Georgia-Abkhazia dialogue
20. New Georgian-Abkhaz settlement plan submitted to separatist leader
21. Abkhazia rejects international resolution plan
22. Georgia does not want to heed Moscow’s advice
23. RF urges UN to give signal to Georgia, Abkhazia to resume talks
24. The Georgia-Abkhazia conflict resolution process: Why a greater European role is needed
25. EU concerned over absence of progress in Georgia-Abkhazia settlement
26. Tbilisi wants Gali district of Abkhazia to be turned into zone of international control
27. Enguri Bridge still blocked
28. Monkeys caught in the crossfire of Russian politics
South Ossetia
29. Georgia rejects Russian calls to stick with current conflict settlement format
30. Stop undermining JCC over S. Ossetia – Moscow tells Tbilisi
31. Moscow, Tskhinvali call for resumption of JCC's activity
32. South Ossetia does not need Russian military assistance
33. My country will repel all aggressions from Georgia
34. A conflict of interests
35. video: South Ossetians fear for the future
Politics and government
36. Georgia leader's ex-ally slams democracy 'shortfall'
37. Freedom Party slams opposition coalition
38. National Democratic Party’s new initiative
39. Special address to Condoleezza Rice
40. Parliament to listen ombudsman’s report
Economics and business
41. Energy Ministry of Georgia to publicize the study proposed Khudoni Hydropower Project
42. EU-Georgia Business Council, Ambassador Per Eklund discuss future ties
43. Tourism in dire need of reform
44. Council for competitiveness of the financial sector to be established at the government of Georgia
45. Georgian industrial group to cooperate with Japanese corporation ITOCHU
46. Baku-Tbilisi-Kars is strategic cooperation project
47. Construction materials price increase impacts real estate
48. Georgia facing wheat shortage: Price on wheat and flour to go down in August
Misc.
49. Local company dedicated to preserving Old Tbilisi
50. Troops from Atlanta will train in Republic of Georgia
51. Joint exercises "Immediate Response-2008" to begin near Tbilisi
52. Investigation into US lawyer case finished in Belarus
53. Armenian citizen arrested in charge of illegal entry
54. Court hearing in Maestro TV vs. GNCC postponed
55. Regional anti-domestic violence campaign begins

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