Archive by 2009-01-23

News

Sokhumi disclaimed messages of firing Georgian territory by Abkhaz servicemen 2009-01-23 18:47 Abkhazia disclaims its participation in firing Georgian territory stated Lourens Kogonia, the police chief of Gali district. "Shooting was heard on the Georgian side of the Inguri river, but Abkhaz servicemen have no relation to the incident," Kogonia said.

Pressure of the rule forced Iveria to stop broadcasting 2009-01-23 18:45 Iveria TV company stopped broadcasting in November 2008 under the pressure of the rule, said Georgiy Andriadze at the joint conference with Kakha Kukava, one of the leaders of Georgian Conservative.

Saakashvili: I do not care about my team-mates joining opposition 2009-01-23 16:48 Mikheil Saakashvili, the President of Georgia, feels no discomfort about his former team-mates joined opposition.

Saakashvili has no intention to resign early 2009-01-23 16:21 Mikheil Saakashvili doesn’t intend to resign early, he stated at today’s call-in program, ITAR TASS reports.

Saakashvili promised to save economy via state funds injections 2009-01-23 16:20 Mikheil Saakashvili, the president of Georgia, promises to save the national economy from global financial crisis effects by state funds injections.

Lugar: the USA is losing strategic positions in the Caucasus and in Europe 2009-01-23 15:53 The influence of the USA in the world is decreasing, and the United States should conduct a new foreign policy to prevent further loss of its strategic positions, Richard Lugar, an influential Republican Senator, addressed the administration of Barack Obama at today’s Congress hearings.

Two men charged of espionage have been detained 2009-01-23 13:52 Today the Counterintelligence Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has detained two citizens of the country, suspected of espionage and formation of illegal armed grouping, states the official message of the Ministry, spread today – RIA Novosti.

Georgian opposition can’t reach agreement with Alasania 2009-01-23 13:12 The United Opposition of Georgia can’t reach agreement with Irakli Alasania, the ex-Permanent Representative of Georgia to the UN.

Kokoyty invited Obama 2009-01-23 12:23 Eduard Kokoyty, the President of South Ossetia, congratulated Barack Obama, the 44th US President upon taking the office and invited him to Tskhinval.

Vashadze explained why did Georgia refused to let Russian military experts in 2009-01-23 11:14 Yesterday evening Grigol Vashadze, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia held a meeting with representatives of diplomatic corps accredited in Georgia and explained why did Georgia denied Russia’s notification to let inspectors to its military facilities.

Georgian President to answer the questions of citizens live 2009-01-23 09:59 Today Mikheil Saakashvili, the President of Georgia, will answer the questions of compatriot citizens in live TV air, Regnum informs, alluding to the President’s administration.

Articles

Abkhazia from chess to festivals 2009-01-23 17:14 In Abkhazia an extremely noteworthy event has just finished. On 20th January the final of the first “A-Mobile 2009” open chess tournament has been concluded in the capital of the republic.
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European envoys in Georgia 2009-01-23 15:43 On January 20 Tbilisi welcomed two commissioners: Knut Vollebæk, the OSCE commissioner on national minorities and Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the UN Commissioner for External Relations and European neighborhood policy
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Military hope and support of Georgia 2009-01-23 13:35 On January 20 Estonia’s Defense Ministry delegation led by the head of international communications department Christian Frik arrived in Tbilisi. As a result of the visit a 2009 plan of cooperation between two Defense Ministries was elaborated.
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Refugees in South Ossetia. Five months after the war… 2009-01-23 13:19 Five months after the August events South Ossetia still faces humanitarian problems. They were discussed on 19th January in Moscow at a meeting between the commissioner for the Council of Europe Thomas Hammarberg and the chairman of the State Duma international affairs committee Konstantin Kosachev.
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Opinions

Saakashvili listened to some experts. But did he really hear what they said?
On the evening of 21st January President Mikheil Saakashvili met with some Georgian political and economic experts and proposed that they set up a new consultative body. Its main aim would be to “help the authorities to overcome the economic crisis”.
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Analitic

Force majeure for Russia, for others – mobrdzandit! 2009-01-23 16:35 Tbilisi held Russian inspectors off the country’s military facilities explaining such a position by force-majeure with Russia declared on January 22 by Georgia’s Foreign Ministry in connection with the presence of Russian troops in South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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