Saturday, February 02, 2008

NEWS: Georgia News Digest 01-31-08

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1. report: Monitoring and analysis of the work of local government bodies
2. video: Interview with Mikheil Saakashvili
3. President wants to allot more functions to parliament
4. ‘We need a strong parliament’ – Saakashvili
5. Parliamentary Committees and factions to present conclusions on new cabinet at bureau session today
6. Georgia gets fresh-faced government: Saakashvili nominates non-party figures for key roles in new cabinet
7. Parliament to approve new government
8. Saakashvili hails new "independent-thinking" cabinet nominees
9. Saakashvili lists cabinet posts offered to opposition
10. Saakashvili hails the new cabinet
11. Saakashvili lays out priorities of Georgia's institutional development
12. Political situation in Georgia after the presidential elections
13. Yet another OSCE report
14. Opinion poll: do you believe Saakashvili’s promises?
15. Authorities refrain from commenting on opposition’s memorandum
16. Ruling party MP: Opposition tries to maintain ‘protest momentum’
17. Burjanadze speaks about forthcoming consultations between government and opposition
18. Gabashvili evaluates opposition’s memorandum as emotional
19. Ruling party MP: Demand on cabinet resignation after polls acceptable
20. Saakashvili willing to consider some of opposition's demands
21. Creating a state ministry for diaspora issues is just senseless!
22. Opposition parties on the confrontation path again
23. Opposition vows "permanent protests"
24. Opposition against amendment to Constitution
25. Paris court releases Okruashvili from custody
26. Parliament to consider issue on lifting Gelbakhiani’s immunity
27. Gelbakhiani’s parliamentary faction “Our Georgia” may split
28. Prospects of Public Broadcasting and the present election code discussed at the conference organized by NGO
29. The need for more goodwill: Promoting positive relations is the first step toward building them [excerpt]
30. Bring back the stability pact
31. Russia's Ambassador to UN on assessing Georgia-Abkhazia peace process
32. Bezhuashvili comments on UN Secretary-General’s recent report on situation in Abkhazia
33. Georgia welcomes UN Secretary-General's report on Abkhazia conflict
34. Vietnam supports UN efforts in Georgia
35. Sergei Bagapsh: Process of talks depends on how much adequately Georgian side behaves
36. Iakobashvili understands why Abkhaz are cautious
37. Georgia side takes new approaches to Abkhazia conflict settlement
38. Iakobashvili urges renewal of talks with breakaway region
39. Little light shed on Abkhaz separatist leader’s Moscow trip
40. Abkhazia press summary
41. Olympic preparations hit snag in Sochi
42. Georgian family attacked in the conflict zone
43. Russian spokesman criticizes Georgia for fortifying police posts in South Ossetia
44. Peacekeepers report unlawful Georgian fortification works in South Ossetia
45. Saakashvili-Kokoity meetings requires concrete agenda- Yakobashvili
46. 15 millions allocated for scientific projects
47. NBG to launch inflation targeting regime
48. Kaztransgas official denies information on gas price increase
49. GSE board chief: Global financial shakeups have little impact on Georgia
50. “Telasi” denies allegation on increasing tariff on electricity
51. TeliaSonera increases stake in Geocell
52. Children’s orphanages ask government and businessmen for help
53. Sandra Roelofs and the parliamentary healthcare committee hosted a Ukrainian delegation
54. Sundance award goes to a Georgian
55. Traffic on several sections of highways restricted due to snowfall
56. Due to heavy snow situation in Mtskheta-Mtianeti region remains difficult

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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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