Friday, February 22, 2008

NEWS: Georgia News Digest 02-21-08

A service of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies

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1. 25 issues to be considered at cabinet meeting on Wednesday
2. Parliament to consider pack of anti drug draft-bills on Wednesday
3. Gurgenidze called on ministers to have close contacts with society and media
4. Government unveils 50-day action plan
5. Government unveils anti-poverty plan
6. 4 leader of opposition to participate in hunger strike scheduled for February 22
7. Zviad Dzidziguri: Levan Gachechiladze will not make a public apology to Rustavi 2 journalists
8. CEC refuses to release key information to Public Defender
9. Infamous prison at the end of its days as government seeks to relieve overcrowding
10. Georgian delegation takes part at session of UN Environment Protection Council
11. Foreign Ministry of Cuba proposes to open diplomatic representation of Georgia in the country
12. Georgian leader congratulates official winner of Armenian election
13. Georgian-Russian talks on accession of Russian Federation to WTO to be held in Geneva
14. Bakradze: Georgia not to be against Russia’s membership of World Trade Organization
15. State Minister left for Moscow
16. Minister voices "cautious optimism" on presidents' meeting in Moscow
17. Georgian leader to seek better ties at Putin talks
18. Russia points to Georgia's membership in NATO - RF general
19. Russia, Georgia can make breakthrough in relations – speaker
20. Separation anxiety
21. The Kosovo precedent
22. EU must pay the price of Kosovo failure [excerpts]
23. Deputy speaker says West provoking Russia into recognizing breakaway republics
24. Russia should not hurry to deny Abkhazia, S Ossetia's independence
25. RF shouldn't back independence of Abkhazia, S Ossetia -LDPR leader
26. CIS leaders say refusing to recognize not enough
27. Separatist leaders give no indication of imminent recognition from Moscow
28. The foreigns present: Your guide to the hellholes [excerpts]
29. Permanent dialogue to contribute to the peaceful settlement of Abkhaz conflict
30. MP: Russian legislator's meeting with separatist leader "provocative"
31. Georgia says RF's role in Geneva meeting on Abkhazia constructive
32. Minister notes Russia’s constructive role in Abkhaz talks
33. Saakashvili says Abkhaz conflict pits "modern state" against "tribalism"
34. Quadripartite meetings on regulation of Abkhaz problem to be restored by turn in Gali and Zugdidi
35. Abkhazian President: Kosovo's declaration of independence sets 'precedent'
36. Nugzar Ashuba: Not recognizing Abkhazia’s independence will be amoral behavior!
37. Friends of UN demand corresponding conditions for refugees to be returned in Abkhazia
38. Georgian border police briefly detain Russian peacekeeper serving in Abkhazia
39. Ministry of Education of Abkhazia to hold presentation of project “My Profession”
40. S Ossetia head for Duma hearngs on S Ossetia, Abkhazia independence
41. Russia has "new plan" for Georgia's breakaway regions - separatist leader
42. South Ossetia's leader says recognition may come "this year"
43. South Ossetia possibly recognized in 2008 - separatist leader
44. Live video monitoring of tax and customs services becomes possible
45. Rule of law, lack of qualified staff and tax administration three key problems of Georgia’s economy, says AmCham
46. Georgia picks JPMorgan, UBS for $500 mln Eurobond
47. After his release from prison the founder of 202 TV company is willing to meet the president
48. The list of applicants for Public Broadcaster Board of Trustees’ membership has been published
49. Representatives of institutions which society trusts most shall be presented in Public Broadcaster Board of Trustees
50. Rustavi 2 and Mze demand reduction in free airtime for political commercials
51. Founders of Rustavi newspaper published a magazine
52. Number of applicants for Georgian citizenship increased in 2007
53. Windstorm damaged block of five-storey apartments in Poti
54. Scrap iron thief let free
55. The President of Georgia met Jaba Tkeshelashvili, who had been kidnapped from Tskaltubo region
56. Zurab Janjghava to visit repairing works at Kutaisi-Sokhumi gas pipeline
57. BBC Symphony Orchestra

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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

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