Saturday, March 15, 2008

NEWS: Georgia News Digest 03-12-08

A service of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies

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1. United Opposition plans to begin hunger strike in regions of Georgia from March 12
2. video: Hunger strikers demand Georgian election review
3. Nikozia St. Paul Church given to Georgian Orthodox Church
4. Protestors surround parliament
5. Speaker not to let hunger strikers bring plaids, TVs to her reception
6. Levan Gechechilidze invites Speaker of Georgian Parliament to TV debate
7. Strohal calls on government and opposition of Georgia to reach agreement on legislative changes
8. Ruling party MP proposes fewer Tbilisi majoritarian MPs
9. Saakashvili says controversial new election system "just"
10. Controversial rule on majoritarian MPs passes in second hearing
11. Georgia urged to fill legislative gaps ahead of polls
12. Opposition aims to "raise political temperature" – Speaker
13. Opposition parties accuse each other of cooperating with government
14. Promised changes unfulfilled: Opposition plans more protests
15. Labor Party head returns: ‘People, stand and be counted!”
16. United opposition coalition chose wrong presidential candidate
17. Mikheil Machavariani: The opposition and government have common enemies!
18. Poll: Which public figure do you trust the most?
19. Political crossfire doing more damage to the opposition
20. Patarkatsishvili's death not accidental - former security chief Georgadze
21. Businessman denies former defence minister's allegations
22. Georgia not ready for monarchy—Patriarch Ilia II
23. EU concerned about possible recognition of Abkhazia by CIS
24. Solana reiterates EU support to Georgia's territorial unity
25. US fears Russian arms flow to Abkhazia
26. US envoy chides Russia for lifting Abkhazia sanctions
27. U.S. says it regrets Russia's moves on Abkhazia
28. State Department conducts daily press briefing [excerpt]
29. Special committee on peacekeeping operations concludes general debate [excerpts]
30. Georgia partially halts Russian electricity imports – ESCO
31. Russian Duma not to question Georgia's territorial integrity
32. Russian peacekeepers to dismantle posts in Georgia's Abkhazia
33. Russia lifts economic sanctions against Abkhazia, Georgia to retaliate
34. Russia amps up support for two Georgian breakaway regions
35. Russia may join WTO next year says Russian official
36. Russia armed with rebel republics
37. South Ossetia urges international recognition
38. Ossetian security agency detains eight people, seizes weapons
39. Press conference following talks with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel [excerpt]
40. U.S., new members backing NATO membership action plans for Georgia and Ukraine
41. Georgia joins NATO's Air Situation Data Exchange
42. Georgian girl addresses German Chancellor
43. Georgia regions may secede if NATO seeks closer ties: Russia
44. NATO will admit Georgia with Abkhazia, S. Ossetia – parliamentarian
45. NATO fears Georgia seeks alliance entry to resolve its conflicts – Rogozin
46. Russia trying to 'blackmail' NATO against Georgia ties: official
47. Authorities , opposition should give joint response to Russia's Abkhazia decision – Saakashvili 48. Russia destroyed legal basis for its presence in Abkhazia - Georgian official
49. Georgia to urge international bodies to study Russia's Abkhazia-related actions
50. Georgia not to recognize Kosovo – envoy
51. Parliament delays response to lifting Abkhaz sanctions
52. video: Tbilisi wants Moscow to pay for 'Georgian Kosovo'
53. As Georgia says Sochi Olympics may not happen, Russia calls it far-fetched, of Abkhaz trenches
54. Georgian journalist says conditions in Abkhaz prisons "unbearable"
55. Eurosport 2 treats Abkhazia as separate entity: Channel promotes Caucasus’ virgin terrain for snowboarders
56. Moldovan leader slams GUAM
57. Kazakhstan interested in stability in Caucasus - Foreign Ministry
58. In Armenia crisis, Georgians see echoes of own political turmoil
59. The President of Georgia visits Ossetian school
60. The President of Georgia opened the Office of Public Service of Ministry of Internal Affairs in Rustavi
61. Georgia: Stop impunity and introduce badges to ensure police accountability
62. Commentator bids for Public TV head
63. Kutaisi mayor met local journalists following 4-month gap
64. Minister’s Vision for 2008-2011 approved at Ministry of Defence
65. Death of actress Sopiko Chiaureli: A great loss for Georgia and the whole world
66. Ethnic groups in Georgia #5 – Kists
67. Journalist Giorgi Mamatsashvili to start ‘dry’ hunger strike
68. MCG finances the rehabilitation of Bakuriani water supply systems
69. EBRD and MFO Credo boost Georgia’s micro enterprises
70. Natural selection in construction: ‘Those that do not meet demands will leave”
71. Agriculture Ministry plans revival for Georgian tea industry
72. Ballet with vampires

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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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