Saturday, December 16, 2006

Georgia News Digest 12-16-06
A service of the
Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies
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by Ph.D. Jonathan Kulick, Director of Studies
1. Prominent Russian MP Sets Conditions For Moscow-Tbilisi Debate In Europe
2. Saakashvili on Russia
3. Press Conference With Sergei Karaganov, Chair Of The Foreign And Defense Policy Council [excerpt]
4. NATO’S Tough Entrance Exam For Georgia
5. Georgian, NATO Officials Meet in Brussels
6. Russia’s plans for Georgia: Georgia may join NATO controlling only Gali
7. Year-end Inventory: Russia’s Economic Impact
8. Moscow’s meddling in South Caucasus Lights Fuse in North Caucasus
9. Georgian PM, US Secretary Of State Discuss Separatist Regions, Iranian Gas
10. Gas price for Georgia politically motivated—Saakashvili
11. Georgia Is Looking For Natural Gas Supplies
12. Georgia to Receive 1,01 Billion Cubic Meters of Shah-Deniz Gas
13. Negotiations with Turkey, Azerbaijan over natural gas continue
14. Natural gas prices on rise everywhere
15. Discontent Journal: The winter of our gas problems
16. Georgian refugees from Abkhazia stage protest in Tbilisi
17. Separatist leader outlines policy in speech to Abkhaz diaspora
18. Abkhaz diaspora calls for recognition of Georgian breakaway republic
19. Abkhaz Leader Presented $13bln Bill to Georgia
20. Political movement objects to Abkhaz-Abazian’s 5th world congress
21. Sokhumi Seeks Peace Agreement with Tbilisi
22. Russian Peacekeepers Say Georgia Carrying Out Illegal Engineering Work In Kodori
23. World congress of Abkhazians opens in Sukhumi
24. South Ossetia says pro-Georgian government minister named “without her consent”
25. Kokoity reiterated South Ossetia’s stand with regard to Georgia
26. Polish Parliament supports Georgia
27. Estonia To Open New Embassy Building In Tbilisi Next Week
28. Ambassador of Korea invited Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs in Seoul
29. South Caucasus project collaborates on European Neighbourhood Policy
30. First Forum on ENP Launched
31. What Can the Official EU Neighborhood do for Georgia?
32. Georgian Diplomats Cooperate to Improve Foreign Policy
33. Georgian parliament backs reform of General Staff
34. Georgian constitutional amendments on status of Ajaria pass at first reading
35. Georgia to begin drafting new constitution in 2007
36. Georgian constitution clarified on death penalty
37. New Opposition Party Established
38. Georgian parliament discuss constitutional amendments in first hearing
39. IMF expects Georgia GDP growth to reach 8 pc this year
40. Georgia, WB Sign USD 19 Million Credit Agreement
41. A five star folly?
42. Georgian prime minister spotlights investment climate reforms
43. Bank of Georgia announces nine months results
44. New opportunities for women in business
45. Letter to H.E. The President of Georgia, Mr. Mikheil Saakashvili
46. Zero to Natural Disastrous!
47. The prices on the groceries increased by 2.6 percent
48. National Forum Whips the New Budget Broject of 2007
49. Water Company Arrears Could Leave a Lot of People Thirsty
50. Get ‘em While They’re Hot! Treasury bills for sale!
51. Opposition appealed to parliament bureau for suspending the obligation of adopting “Broadcasting Code of Conduct”
52. Vakhushti Kotetishvili is asking society to support journalist Merab Beradze
53. Press protest parliament proposal
54. Waiting for Angels [Nigeria] [excerpt]
55. Village assembly ex-chair arrested
56. Governmental commission works on IDPs’ problems
57. GF school to be closed
58. Approximately 5800 persons desire to be school directors
59. Protesting teachers promised payment
60. Health professionals to be trained in South Caucasus
61. Georgian composer receives her star
62. ‘We Report, You Decide’: An interview with Lois Robertson of NewsCorp
63. 60 Years of Saving Children, Georgia Needs UNICEF More Than Ever
64. Street Walker Journal: Illegal Prostitution is Not Forbidden
65. Bow Wow Wow Journal: Snarling Canines, Rabies, Poison, and Human Kindness
66. Tourism Journal: Blimey! There’s history here!Latin Spice Comes to Kakheti: Addition of a Mexican restaurant jacks up Sighnagi’s hipness rating
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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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