Wednesday, June 04, 2008

NEWS: Georgia News Digest 06-04-08

A service of the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies

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Politics and elections
1. Opposition allege government ‘terrorism’ after string of assaults
2. Opposition parties have various agreements
3. Are Republicans going to take part in picketing parliament?
4. At a meeting with the parliamentary majority Saakashvili offered cooperation
5. Republicans disagrees with united opposition
6. Levan Menabde refuses to enter parliament
7. Koko Gamsakhurdia remains in opposition coalition
8. Georgia's dangerous gulf
9. Opposition dishes Lithuanian, Polish presidents for supporting Saakashvili
10. Labor Party leader lashes out at Polish, Lithuanian presidents
11. Tbilisi voters at a loss
12. Poll: Favorite failed MP candidates
13. Public Defender studies election-related violations
Georgia-Russia relations and conflicts
14. Getting the message across about Georgia
15. Get involved over Georgia or invite a war
16. Collateral damage from Finnish OSCE Chairmanship: Caucasus crises replace great power conflicts
17. NATO Secretary General's statement on the deployment of Russian railway troops into Georgia
18. Russia deploys railway troops to Abkhazia
19. Russian Railroad Forces start works in Abkhazia
20. Georgia promises sharp response to Russian railway troops
21. Georgia protests against "annexation" of Abkhazia by Russia
22. Medvedev discusses Abkhazia with Georgia
23. Medvedev, Saakashvili discuss Russian aid to Abkhaz railroad
24. Russia justifies sending ‘railway forces’ to Abkhazia
25. Russia defends move to send railroad troops to Abkhazia
26. "Humanitarian" Russian railway troops in Abkhazia cause for fresh alarm
27. video: Moscow urges Tbilisi to stop ‘hullabaloo’
28. Russian diplomat does not share Georgia's concern about railway troops
29. Restoration of trunk railway to help settle conflict - RF ambassador
30. Russian ambassador supports joint restoration of rail traffic via Abkhazia
31. audio: A ruined resort city, frozen in conflict
32. Latvian youth for Georgian peace
33. Georgia is interested in normalization of relations with Russia, but not any price
34. Georgia to have "sharp response" to Russia's actions in Abkhazia
35. Georgia to resume drone flights over Abkhazia if it feels threatened
36. Georgia's integrity more important than mended relations with Russia – Saakashvili
37. Russia will recognize Abkhazia's independence on September 27 - Tbilisi backed government
38. Georgian troops must leave Kodori Gorge – Abkhazia
39. Peacekeeper rotation ends in Georgian-Abkhaz conflict zone
40. Fitting Abkhazia into Russia: Georgia and NATO fear the Russian Abkhazian rapprochement
41. Education Minister responds to de facto official
42. Russia-South Ossetia gas pipeline seen as landmark of integration
Misc.
43. report: Study of economic relations between Georgia and Armenia: The development of regional trade
44. Joseph Kay killed Patarkatsishvili
45. Journalists for journalists
46. Journalists protest sacking Imedi radio top management
47. Journalists organization to protect freedom of speech established
48. Levan Gakheladze to take on the duties of Public TV Board of Trustees Chairman
49. Ex-government spokeswoman takes over Radio Imedi management
50. Lost canvas by Gudiashvili found
51. Experts assess governmental 50-day program
52. Georgian, German finance ministries agree on cooperation
53. USA chooses politicians of ill reputation to manipulate former USSR [excerpt]

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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