Wednesday, February 27, 2008

NEWS: Georgia News Digest 02-26-08

A service of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies

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1. Opposition hopeful of dialogue with government
2. Labour Party urges UK police probe into their leader's "poisoning"
3. “Labourists” call on Scotland Yard to investigate fact of Natelashvili’s illness
4. Labor Party addresses GB ambassador
5. Soso Tsiskarishvili: Stopping the hunger strike was the right decision
6. Opposition may resume dialogue with majority
7. Opposition leader’s flat raided in Kvareli
8. Leader of National-Christian Movement opposes Qronika newspaper
9. For Georgia's president, Ben-Gurion in the mirror
10. Elections and new amendments may transform parliament structure
11. Change of government balance in post-November Georgia
12. Government’s programme gets going
13. Report of the Observer Mission at the January 5, 2008, Presidential Election
14. Post-Revolution not so rosy: German report stings Georgia
15. Bertelsmann report to speak on Georgia’s successful reforms
16. That’s what you think: So why should Georgia care?
17. Government accused of “social populism”: Eurobonds issue provokes debate
18. 526 households get 1000-gel voucher under worthy beginning program
19. Corruption reduced to a minimum at Georgian customs
20. Estonia helps Georgia reform its public radio-TV company
21. Public broadcaster gets new management, but will everyone like it?
22. Demand for ethnic minority seat on Public TV board
23. National minorities are demanding inclusion of their representatives in the Board of Trustees
24. New Public TV board expected this week
25. The fate of Imedi will be decided by Badri Patarkatsishvili family
26. Imedi license suspension on hold
27. Georgians do not believe Badri Patarkatsishvili’s death was caused by natural causes
28. The death of Badri Patarkatsishvili: From international conspiracy theories to local Georgian politics
29. Burying Badri Patarkatsishvili may take several weeks
30. Well known figures question Patarkatsishvili’s death
31. Peres wanted Patarkatsishvili to be buried in Israel
32. Patarkatsishvili’s death will impact social mood
33. Sister denies knowing about Patarkatsishvili will
34. Georgian tycoon's widow and family to share his £6bn fortune
35. Bank of Georgia, Bank Republic eye Azeri market
36. NBG prolonged till 5 March authority of interim administration at Standard Bank
37. British fund likely to acquire company Ushba
38. Tiflis Development to invest millions in 2008
39. Azerbaijani state oil company increases investment in Georgia
40. What was on the table for Saakashvili and Putin?
41. Discussion with Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov [excerpt]
42. Russia update [excerpt]
43. Russia and Georgia move to mend old wounds
44. The shift starts
45. US and Kosovo [excerpt]
46. Russia rejects recognizing Abkhazia and South Ossetia: What does she have in Mind?
47. Irakli Menagharishvili: Georgia has the right to make a strategic choice
48. Russia has no clear policy on Kosovo, Abkhazia or South Ossetia
49. Solution of problems of Abkhazia, S. Ossetia must be acceptable for both sides – Lavrov
50. Breakaway regions oppose Georgian, Russian joint monitoring of borders
51. Sokhumi, Tskhinvali against Joint Russo-Georgian border control
52. Abkhazia, S. Ossetia refuse to let in Georgian customs
53. Separatists to cast votes in Russian presidential election
54. Georgian party considers separatists' anger natural
55. Book Review: The Post-Soviet Wars: Rebellion, Ethnic Conflict and Nationhood in the Caucasus
56. OSCE Chairman-in-Office to visit Georgia
57. Foreign Minister on NATO, Russia’s WTO membership terms
58. NATO Assessment mission to prepare final report on Georgia by February 25
59. Georgia hosts international seminar on economic aspects of security
60. Defence ministry does not conceal deaths of Georgian corporals in Iraq
61. Negotiations on wheat import over
62. Three candidatures for ambassadors presented to parliament for approval
63. Citizen of Nigeria detained for illegal crossing of border
64. “Georgian Airways” postpones flights to Baku
65. State representative in Kakheti region met local journalists
66. 16th anniversary of Khojali tragedy marked in Georgia
67. Ethnic groups in Georgia # 3 –Udis
68. Georgian pupils move to Russian schools: Unintended consequences of the education reform
69. Higher education becomes easier for minorities

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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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