Thursday, December 28, 2006

Georgia News Digest 12-28-06
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by Ph.D. Jonathan Kulick, Director of Studies


1. Regional researchers survey--call for participants
2. book: Essentials of Georgian Grammar With Conjugation Tables of 250 Most Commonly Used Verbs
3. book: Regional Conflicts In Georgia: The Collection Of Political-Legal Acts
4. report: “Georgia Public Opinion Barometer 2006”
5. paper: “The Abkhazian–Georgian conflict and the issue of internally displaced persons”
6. Gazprom apparently to be Georgia’s main gas supplier in 2007
7. Georgia to cut Russian imports after technical failures in Shah Deniz field settled, Zurab Noghaideli
8. President: Georgia to Give Up Russian Gas after Shah-Deniz Launches
9. Georgian expert pessimistic about economic impact of gas price hike
10. Georgian Government To Help Gas Distribution Companies Deal With Price Hike
11. Georgian success in energy diversification overshadowed by PR loss
12. Speaker Nino Burjanadze says demands of Khaztransgas exceed their authority
13. Peaceful settlement of conflicts major priority for Georgia govt
14. Romanian Leader Called to Soonest Settlement of Frozen Conflicts at EU Gates
15. Ossetian and Abkhazian Journalists to Sign Cooperation Agreement
16. JCC’s informal meeting to be held in Tskhinvali
17. JCC to Gather in Tskhinvali
18. Georgian Negotiator Ignores JCC Meeting with Kokoity
19. Georgian TV barred from South Ossetia conflict commission meeting
20. Parliamentary Hearings on Wanted Ex-Forest Service Chief
21. South Ossetian leader ready to cut army numbers if memorandum signed
22. South Ossetia conflict commission meeting ends with no result
23. South Ossetia’s Vladikavkaz Connection
24. “Rustavi 2” and Public Broadcasting were not Allowed to Cover JCC Meeting in Tskhinvali
25. Georgia state minister ready to meet South Ossetia leadership
26. Abkhaz Leader Accuses Georgia Of “State Terrorism” Following Police Deaths
27. Abkhazia Holds Georgia Responsible For The Terrorist Act In The Galsky District
28. Abkhazia Deploys Additional Forces In Gali District - Georgian TV
29. Abkhaz separatists’ leader slams Georgian authorities
30. Murders of Gali officials “act of terrorism”
31. Separatists raid against ethnic Georgians
32. Tbilisi Garrison Ceased To Exist: Russian forces quit Georgia ahead of schedule
33. Another Georgian immigrant dies in Moscow
34. New Ambassadors Appointed
35. Georgia To Appoint Ambassador To Estonia Soon
36. Bezuashvili: Georgia on international’s community’s radar like never before
37. Finns train Georgian border guards to cooperate more with Russia
38. In 2007 Georgia Will Complete Border Delimitation Talks With Armenia And Azerbaijan
39. Gvt commission to draft document of Georgia CIS membership-FM
40. Georgian lawmakers set simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections for 2008
41. Georgia pres., parliamentary elections to be held simultaneously
42. Georgian government should heed advice of Venice Commission
43. Saakashvili Hails Constitutional Amendments
44. Elections Set for October, 2008
45. Georgian parliament adopts constitutional amendments
46. Georgian President Announces Plans For Free Economic Zone
47. “Playboy” to be Published in Georgia
48. Meeting between MPs and Managers of Print Media on Tax Privileges for Press was Unsuccessful
49. Music teachers protest budget changes
50. Unknown persons robbed office of radio Hereti
51. Mandate to be extended to parliamentary commission studying cases of deportees
52. Real estate values skyrocketed over last year
53. Budget collects GEL 123 million from excise stamps
54. 2010 census to be held in Georgia
55. Georgian marriages to non-Georgians on the rise
56. Zviad Gamsakhurdia’s remains not transferred to Georgia
57. Chinese girl wishes Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to president of Georgia
58. Jewish doctors conduct free eye operations in Kutaisi
59. MPs to hear minister, prosecutor general

60. Azerbaijani deputy transport minister: US decision will not affect Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Baku project

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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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