Archive by 2009-01-05

Georgian Ministry of defense started contract servicemen draft 2009-01-05 16:47 Georgian ministry of defense started contract servicemen draft for a term of four years, RIA-Novosti informs.

Political scientist: it’s unknown what kind of document Georgia and USA will sign 2009-01-05 15:28 Ramaz Klimiashvili, the political scientist, commented upon the signing of strategic partnership treaty and stated that it is still unknown what kind of document the countries will sign, Nasha Abkhazia (Our Abkhazia) informs.

Traffic between Russia and South Ossetia stopped due to avalanches 2009-01-05 14:59 Traffic between South Ossetia and Russia closed because of avalanches, Regnum reports, alluding to on-duty department of the republican road police.

Georgia agreed to participate in Eurovision Song Contest 2009 2009-01-05 14:53 Today Georgia agreed to participate in Eurovision Song Sontest 2009, held in Moscow, the contest representative to Tbilisi, Natia Uznadze, announced in the air of state TV today, The Vzglyad informs. Let us remind that previously the country refused to participate due to political reasons.

Rustavi 2 charges Abkhazian side of kidnapping and murder of a Georgian 2009-01-05 12:39 At night of January 4th, Demur Kiria, aged 50, was kidnapped from village Shamgona (Zugdidi district), adjacent to Gali district of Abkhazia, Georgian TV company Rustavi 2 informs.

Strategic partnership treaty between the USA and Georgia to be signed on January 9th 2009-01-05 12:35 The strategic partnership treaty between the US and Georgia will be signed in Washington on January 9th . According to Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the signing ceremony, planned for January, 4th , was postponed a few days due to changes in Condoleezza Rice’s schedule.

On January 25th opposition will stage rallies to demand early elections 2009-01-05 11:36 On January 25th Georgian opposition will resume protest actions to demand early elections, The Vzglyad informs, alluding to the sources in the United Opposition.

Georgia denies drawing troops to Abkhazian border 2009-01-05 10:42 Georgia denies drawing its troops to Abkhazian border, stated Shota Utiashvili, Georgian Foreign Ministry spokesman, yesterday in the Echo of Moscow radio station live air, RIA Novosti informs. "Georgia is not conducting any redeployment of troops toward the border with Abkhazia",he said commenting the mass media messages on secret drawing of Georgian troops to districts adjacent to Abkhazia.

Georgian Foreign Ministry accuses Abkhazian side of provocations 2009-01-05 10:40 Georgian Foreign Ministry insists that the police post in Ganmukhuri (Zugdidi district) was fired from Abkhazian territory, Interfax informs.