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Bagapsh called road safety the main problem of Abkhazia 2009-01-06 17:19 Sergey Bagapsh, the President of Abkhazia, called road safety one of the main problems of the republic, RIA-Novosti informs.

South Ossetian Ministry of Press: Georgia is preparing a provocation 2009-01-06 15:09 Georgia plans a large-scale armed provocation against South Ossetia and Russian servicemen, deployed in the republic, announced yesterday the Ministry of Press and Mass Communications of South Ossetia, alluding to the data of the security, defense and law enforcement bodies of the republic, Noviy Region informs.

Tbilisi claimed that gas pipeline to South Ossetia is repaired 2009-01-06 13:32 Georgian specialists repaired damaged parts of the gas pipeline to Tskhinval. One part is left without repair because of complicated access to it, stated Aleko Khetaguri, Georgian Energy Minister, ITAR-TASS informs.

Saakashvili to deprive 20 high-ranking officials of state guard 2009-01-06 13:07 Before end January Mikhail Saakashvili, the President of Georgia, intends to sign a decree depriving many acting and former high-ranking officials of state guard, Interfax informs, alluding to Georgian State Chancellery.

Georgia disclaimed Gazprom’s statement on possible gas supplies to south Ossetia resumption 2009-01-06 12:05 Today Itera-Georgia disclaimed the statement of Gazprom on resumption of gas supplies to South Ossetia, The Vzglyad informs.

Russian Ministry of Defense: attempt of armed provocation against South Ossetia will be suppressed 2009-01-06 11:40 Armed provocation of Georgian special services against South Ossetia will be suppressed with all available forces and resources of the Russian military base in the republic, stated today an official representative of Russian Ministry of Defense, as he commented upon the message from the republican Ministry of Press and Mass Communications on the planned armed provocation of Georgian special

Official Tbilisi refuted messages of PM’s dismissal 2009-01-06 11:12 Mikhail Saakashvili will not dismiss Grigol Mgaloblishvili, the PM, ITAR-TASS informs, alluding to the press services of both government and the President.

Georgia is ready to resume gas supplies to South Ossetia 2009-01-06 11:09 Georgia stated ready to resume gas supplies to South Ossetia, announced Gazprom CEO, Alexey Miller, RIA-Novosti reports.

Tskhinval: Georgia is preparing military provocation 2009-01-06 10:23 Georgian special services are planning armed provocation against South Ossetia, the statement of the republican Ministry of Press and Mass Communications claims, ITAR-TASS reports.

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New shooting on the Georgian-Abkhazian border 2009-01-06 17:05 Georgia’s Interior Ministry reported that on the morning of January 4 the police checkpoint in Ganmukhuri village close to the border with Abkhazia was attacked from the Abkhazian side. The exchange of fire lasted 15 minutes. No one was injured.
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Ombudsman Sozar Subari persists in accusations 2009-01-06 16:08 On the New Year Eve people’s defender of Georgia came forward with the report at the extraordinary parliamentary session. He stated he had “direct proofs against many officials” including the audio recording of a meeting in Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili’s office on November 4 2007 in which “the high-ranking officials are planning criminal actions against the population of the country”.
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Conservatives will appeal against election results 2009-01-06 12:55 Georgian conservatives state that a year after the presidential election of January 5 2008 no complaint related to the election has been examined by Georgia’s judicial authorities that is why they declare the internal resources of claims processing exhausted and will appeal to international instances in 2009. On behalf of the Georgian opposition the conservatives demand initiation of international investigation of the presidential election.
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