Saturday, March 15, 2008

NEWS: Georgia News Digest 03-13-08

A service of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies

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1. report: Human Rights Practices—2007
2. Mikheil Saakashvili responds to the opposition’s protests regarding the system of majoritarian law
3. Saakashvili meets opposition politicians
4. Controversial constitutional amendment passed
5. Opposition MP slams Speaker over adoption of electoral amendment
6. Barrier lowered for political parties
7. video: Georgian hunger striker hospitalized
8. Some sense but little use in opposition hunger strikes
9. Opposition to start hunger strikes in regions
10. Georgian ex-ruling party MP founds new party to promote women's role
11. Berdzenishvili appeals to parliament with three demands
12. Republicans against presidential election repeat
13. Estonian MP to advise Georgian opposition party
14. Delegation of Lithuanian CEC visited Georgia
15. 2008 state budget revised
16. Justice Ministry of Georgia prepared draft constitutional amendments concerning private property
17. Igor Giorgadze says Patarkatsishvili could have been killed
18. Zviad Cheishvili appointed Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Georgia
19. Efforts underway to convince NATO to extend MAP
20. Senate Committee backs Georgia's further integration into NATO
21. Drive for NATO membership jeopardizes Georgia's territorial integrity
22. Georgia going to settle all controversies before NATO summit
23. NATO integration is a priority for Georgian army in next 4 years
24. Germany torpedoes Ukrainian, Georgian Membership Action Plans ahead of NATO summit
25. Hard debates at NATO on Georgian Membership Action Plan
26. NATO's European mission: The alliance must act now to ensure a continent that is undivided and free
27. NATO urges Russia to tone down rhetoric
28. NATO assures Russia its voice is heard on U.S. missile shield
29. NATO will admit Georgia with Abkhazia, S. Ossetia – parliamentarian
30. Ambassador says Georgia's NATO bid not contrary to Russia's interests
31. Russia CSTO head concerned about destabilization in South Caucasus, Middle East
32. Frozen conflicts thaw
33. Georgia expects "reason" to prevail among Russian MPs on separatist problems 34. Russia will deal with Abkhazia and South Ossetia “the Taiwan way”
35. Ex-Soviet rebel leaders to meet in Moscow
36. How should Georgian respond to Russia?
37. Russia does not have to recognize Abkhazia, S. Ossetia
38. Georgian UN envoy slams Russia for lifting Abkhaz sanctions
39. Press conference by Georgia
40. Russia should recognize Abkhazia's independence
41. Duma denies Tbilisi's accusation of creeping seizure of Abkhazia
42. New Georgian ambassador instructed to improve relations with RF
43. From Kosovo to Abkhazia
44. Strasbourg Court will not accept Georgia's lawsuit against Russia - Duma deputy
45. Abkhaz, S. Ossetian officials in Moscow for parliamentary hearings
46. Saakashvili meets opposition reps to discuss situation around Abkhazia
47. S. Ossetia to raise independence issue in Russia's parliament
48. Pro-Georgian Ossetians to hold protest rally outside Russian embassy
49. Separatist official says observers' security ensured in South Ossetia, Georgia
50. Transmitting equipment damaged in S. Ossetian state television
51. Georgian, OSCE officials discuss South Ossetia
52. The government approved first three projects under the cheap credit program
53. In the end of 2008, EU to discuss future effectiveness in Georgia of the European system of preferences GSP+
54. BNP Paribas provided credit facility to TBC-Bank
55. EBRD to participate in funding of the project of construction of Hyatt Tbilisi Centre
56. EBRD opened credit line to the Georgian micro-finance organization
57. On 14 March, Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, Prince of Saudi Arabia, arrives in Georgia
58. Georgian-Chinese Business Forum to be held in Tbilisi
59. Former economy minister unconvinced on Eurobonds issue
60. Armenian premier sees benefits of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway
61. SOCAR questions BTC expansion, plans Baku-Supsa pipeline restart

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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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