Friday, May 15, 2009

EURASIANET: GEORGIA: NO BREAKTHROUGH IN SAAKASHVILI-OPPOSITION TALKS (eurasianet.org)

After a month of street demonstrations during which protesters have agitated for President Mikheil Saakashvili’s resignation, the Georgian leader and opposition envoys sat down for talks on May 11. The discussions did not appear to resolve any of the issues dividing the two sides.

The opposition was represented by Levan Gachechiladze, a former presidential candidate; Irakli Alasania, leader of the Alliance for Georgia coalition; Salome Zourabishvili, leader of the Georgia’s Way Party; and Kakha Shartava, leader of the National Forum.

Aside from Saakashvili, the government’s side included Parliamentary Chairperson Davit Bakradze, parliamentary majority leader Petre Tsiskarishvili, parliamentarian Giorgi Gabashvili and Minister for Corrections and Legal Assistance Dimitri Shashkin.

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