Archive by 2009-02-16

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Glukhov’s mother returned home after the failed attempt to meet her son 2009-02-16 17:53 Mother of Akexander Glukhov, the sergeant who left his military unit in South Ossetia and is now staying in Georgia, returned to her hometown Sarapul (the Republic of Udmurtia) after the failed attempt to meet her son, RIA Novosti informs alluding to the military military registration and enlistment office of Sarapul representative.

Abkhazia proposes to resume weekly meetings in Gali district 2009-02-16 16:25 In the 4th round of the Genovese discussions on security on Caucasus (to be held on February 17th – 18th ) the Abkhaz side will reiterate its proposition to resume weekly meetings in Gali region and make them a constantly working mechanism, announced Sergey Shamba, the Foreign Minister of Abkhazia – ITAR TASS.

Tbilisi counts on revision of the visa system between Georgia and Ukraine 2009-02-16 15:12 Tbilisi hopes for revision of the visa system between Georgia and Ukraine - Trend News.

South Ossetia hopes for working out the mechanism of incident prevention on Caucasus 2009-02-16 14:13 South Ossetia counts on discussion of incident prevention mechanisms in the fourth round of the international discussion on Caucasus , ITAR TASS informs alluding to Murat Dzhioyev, the Foreign Minister of South Ossetia.

Irakli Alasania to introduce his political team 2009-02-16 12:15 Irakli Alasania will introduce his political union this evening in the Courtyard Marriott hotel in Tbilisi.

Georgian delegation departed for Geneva 2009-02-16 11:25 Today, at dawn the delegation of Georgia departed for Geneva, where on February 17th – 18th another round of consultations on the conflict on Caucasus results will be held.

Tbilisi: UN resolution supports territorial integrity of Georgia 2009-02-16 11:01 The UN resolution includes important elements of the national security of Georgia. In particular, the document indirectly supports sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country, the official statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia claims.

Articles

Sukhumi is prepared to speak to Brussels on equal terms 2009-02-16 14:56 Peter Semneby, the European Union's Special Representative on the South Caucasus, and Per Eklund, head of the European Commission in Georgia, visited the Abkhazian capital on 11 February.
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Temur Yakobashvili’s mistake 2009-02-16 14:48 On February 13 the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1866 extending the UN mission in the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict zone for another four months. Before that Abkhazia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Shamba made a relevant notification to the UNSC Chairman Yuki Takaso on Sukhum’s acceptance of the draft.
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Georgian men prefer feasts to women 2009-02-16 10:22 If you have never been to Georgia, you’ve insulted God, every Georgian believes. A guest was always regarded as God’s envoy in Georgia. Europeans, visiting this country, see it right away.
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A female prisoner is driven to self-harm 2009-02-16 10:10 An unprecedented event has occurred in the women’s colony in Tbilisi. The prisoner Tsitso Sabashvili hammered nails into her hands and feet in order to demand that her case be re-examined. Yesterday, on 12 February, other inmates supported her protest by going on a hunger strike.
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Analitic

Minister for penalty execution appointed as chief “democratizer” 2009-02-16 14:51 From now on a special committee will help to carry out democratic reforms in Georgia the inefficiency of which is persistently criticized even by Western experts.
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Disappeared in captivity without a trace… 2009-02-16 10:08 The August events are fading into history. Peace, albeit a fragile one, has been established in this area chronically ravaged by conflicts. Meanwhile both in South Ossetia and Georgia the families of those who have still not returned from the war are waiting for them to come home. Those who are not on the lists of the dead. But cannot be found among the living either…
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