Georgia News Digest 03-19-07
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1. Georgia ready to resume postal links with Russia
2. U.S. Senate approves NATO entry for Georgia, Ukraine
3. US Senate backs Georgia's NATO aspirations
4. America is Running a Scam in the Caucasus
5. Group warns of threat to democracy, security, and long term regional stability
6. Parliamentary Accession: Georgian parliament votes unanimously in favor of joining NATO
7. U.S. Legal Counsel for Maia Topuria Ask U.S. Government to Urge End to Political Pressure on Georgian Judiciary
8. Burjanadze Visits United States
9. Giorgi Baramidze to Visit Great Britain for Working Visit
10. State Minister Antadze Visits Spain
11. Georgian President’s mother to visit Azerbaijan
12. A Fact on Georgian Frontier Officers’ Bribe Taking Revealed on Georgian-Azerbaijani State Border
13. Shah-Deniz Gas Flows to Georgia
14. America says Georgia's share of Shah-Deniz gas should increase
15. Blast kills border guard in Abkhazia
16. Election day blast kills two, injures nine in Gali District, Abkhazia
17. Abkhaz official says explosion in Gali District result of accident
18. At least One Dies in Gali Blast
19. Russia should recognize Abkhazia before Georgia joins NATO - Abkhaz official
20. Abkhaz FM: NATO Membership will Make Georgian Agression Unlikely
21. Abkhazia says Georgian Pres admits violation of 1994 ceasefire agrmnt
22. Abkhazia Holds Run-Off Vote
23. Is The "Svan Group" Of Kvitsiani Connected With The Kodori Incident?
24. It Is Possible To Approach Abkhazia From Above
25. Abkhaz Minister Urges Russia To Decide Soon On Recognizing Abkhazia
26. Press summary for Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia 13 - 19 Mar 2007
27. Charges brought against 3 Georgia students detained in Abkhazia
28. Abkhazia not to discuss its status with anybody – spokesman
29. Georgian Foreign Ministry Demands Release Of Protesters From Abkhaz Custody
30. TV Report Offers Alternative View on Arrested Gali Official
31. Russia criticizes Georgian leader's proposals on breakaway region
32. South Ossetia's pro-Georgian leader ready for talks with Tbilisi authorities
33. Sanakoyev: the official alternative
34. Saakashvili calls for 'official' relations with alternative government
35. Tskhinvali Slams Tbilisi’s Plans over ‘Alternative Authorities’
36. Mikhail Saakashvili Speaks About Readiness To Start Negotiations With Authorities Of South Ossetia Loyal To Tbilisi
37. Saakashvili praises progress in annual address
38. President declares war on drugs
39. Georgian Gold, Coveted by Jason's Argonauts, Gleams in Berlin
40. Dinamo bid to heal Georgia’s sporting scars
41. Interior Minister Says he will not Resign
42. Large-Scale 'Anti-Drug Campaign' Pledged
43. Coup Plotter Suspects Go on Trial
44. Opposition Slams Saakashvili’s Speech for ‘Shunning Problems’
45. OSCE Missions to help Georgian authorities with border management issues
46. Football Kept Kakha Sane After Terrorists Murdered His Brother Says Shota Arveladze
47. Shevardnadze leaves Georgia to attend Genscher's jubilee celebration
48. Ministry of Defence and Red Cross sign memorandum of understanding
49. Labour Party calls on population to refuse shared water meters
50. Saakashvili unveils tax cuts

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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