GEORGIAN WINE MAKERS VISITING CANADA AT THE END OF OCTOBER
(Daily News: October 13, 1999)
As Paul Galbraith, the Georgian Exports Promotion Agency (GEPA) director, declared to Sarke, the visit will be held at the invitation of the country’s authorities. The Georgian delegation will visit the cities of Toronto and Montreal and will meet with Canadian wine importers.
VAZHA LORTKIPANIDZE HOLDING ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN IMERETI
(Daily News: October 11, 1999)
The State Minister has been presenting the candidates from the Citizens’ Union to the voters of the region for three days. Today, the presentation of the pre-election slates of the Citizens’ Union is going to be held.
DELEGATION OF CITIZENS’ UNION MET VOTERS IN DUSHETI
(Daily News: October 7, 1999)
The delegation presented the program of the country’s economic development for the nearest 4 years introduced by the ruling party, to the voters of Dusheti region on October 6. The Chairman of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania headed the delegation, which stressed that the program is manageable and is directed to the welfare of the population.
POLITICAL PARTIES INTRODUCING THEIR ECONOMIC PROGRAMS
(Daily News: October 5, 1999)
The presentation of the country’s economic development, prepared by the Citizens’ Union, was held at the office of Georgian International Oil Corporation. The program has been worked out under the leadership of the State Minister Vazha Lortkipanidze.
WINE-GROWER WON CASE AGAINST THE TAX SERVICE
(Daily News: September 24, 1999)
The court of the Krtsanisi district (Tbilisi) sustained a claim of the head of the firm Sameba (wine producing firm) Zurab Tkemaladze, who raised it against a tax service of Georgia. The Judge Paata Nozadze ruled that more than 130,000 Lari is to be returned to the entrepreneur, that has been illegally taken by way of VAT by the tax service for the grapes purchased in 1996.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONGRESS OF THE EUROPE’S LOCAL AND REGIONAL SELF-GOVERNMENT ARRIVED IN GEORGIA TODAY
(Daily News: September 17, 1999)
Allen Chenar will meet the Chairman of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania, the head of the presidntial service for regional policy and administration Badri Khatidze and Tbilisi Mayor Vano Zodelava.
ZHVANIA THINKS THAT ARDZINBA CAN NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS
(Daily News: September 16, 1999)
The Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia Zurab Zhvania, took a dim view over the initiative of the Separatists leader Vladislav Ardzinba on holding the conference of Caucasus to discuss the questions concerning the restoration of peace in this region and creation the permanent mechanism for the settlement of conflicts. He declared that welcomes any kind of peaceful initiatives, the President of the self-proclaimed Republic Vladislav Ardzinba however, does not have legitimacy to make such kind of initiatives.
GEORGIA FLATLY DENIES THE POSSIBILITY OF ARMS DELIVERY TO CHECHNYA FROM THE COUNTRY
(Daily News: September 15, 1999)
The Chairman of the Georgian Parliament Zurab Zhvania hailed provocative the statement made by the State Duma Speaker Genadi Seleznyov and the leader of the Russian Communists Genadi Zyuganov, that the weapon to Chechnya are delivered via Georgia and Azerbaijan. In his words, if the weapon is really delivered to Chechnya, only from the Russian military bases located in these countries.
THE FALL SESSION OF THE PARLIAMENT WILL LAST ONE WEEK
(Daily News: September 8, 1999)
As it is known, this is the last session of the current Parliament, elected in 1995. The session opened on September 7 and is to finish on September 10, with the summarizing report of the speaker Zurab Zhvania.
GENERAL KOROBKO PROTESTED AGAINST MILITARY TRAINING IN KULEVI
(Daily News: September 8, 1999)
As the commander of the Russian peacekeeping forces in Abkhazia Sergei Korobko declared on September 7, the large-scale training, where almost all combat arms of the Georgian Army are participating, are being held in a prohibited zone. The Kulevi shooting-range is located on the seashore, about 16 km from Abkhazia administrative border.
NEW DIRECTIONS OF THE HELP PROGRAM DISCUSSED DURING THE MEETING OF THE GEORGIAN PRESIDENT AND THE DELEGATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
(Daily News: August 27, 1999)
Eduard Shevardnadze has met the delegation of the executive Council of the UN Development Program (UNDP), which is on an official visit in Georgia. The President expressed his desire that the course of the help delivered to Georgiaretained the present direction.
THE WORKING VISIT OF FOREIGN MINISTER OF RF IN GEORGIA SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 4
(Daily News: August 24, 1999)
This is the information delivered at the Foreign Ministry of Georgia today. The Foreign Minister of Russia Igor Ivanov is going to meet with the President of Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze, the chairman of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania and the Foreign Minister Irakli Menagarishvili.
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COUNTRY CONSIDERED THE DRAFT BILL ON THE LAND CADASTRE AND INFORMATIONAL SYSTEM OF THE LAND
(Daily News: August 19, 1999)
Today the draft bill was considered on the regular session of the Georgian government chaired by the President of the country Eduard Shevardnadze, who has just returned from his vacation.
Introducing the document, the chairman of the State Department on the land Management Zurab Gegechkori noted that the draft has been prepared with the recommendation of the European economic commission, UN as well as existing experience in the management of the land recourses.
RUSSIA ACKNOWLEDGED THAT ON AUGUST 9 THE MINES ON THE GEORGIAN TERRITORY WERE DROPPED BY MISTAKE
(Daily News: August 19, 1999)
This is the information delivered by the Foreign Ministry of RF. The Russian side expressed its regret on this case, apologized and declared about its readiness to recompense the inflicted losses.
DELEGATION OF ISRAEL PARLIAMENT IN TBILISI
(Daily News: August 17, 1999)
The official visit of the parliamentary delegation of Israel started on August 16 and will last 3 days. The delegation had a meeting with the Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who put the guests on the board about the situation in the country and in the South Caucasus in general.
MANY FOREIGN OBSERVERS WILL ATTEND GEORGIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
(Daily News: August 16, 1999)
As the press-service of the Georgian Parliament informed, the head of the supreme legislation body Zurab Zhvania officially invited representatives of the European Council Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE, CIS countries Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, different European Parliaments, Black Sea countries Parliamentary Assembly. They will observe the course of elections to be held on October 31.
ZURAB ATCHBA, ONE OF THE FAMOUS POLITICIANS IN SEPARATIST ABKHAZIA, IS NOT GOING TO RUN FOR PRESIDENCY
(Daily News: August 13, 1999)
The former Vice Chairman of Aidgylara separatist faction Zurab Atchba rejected the rumors about his intention to run for presidency in the forthcoming elections. In his interview to Nuzhnaya gazeta (Needful Newspaper) published inSukhumi he said that "such nightmare of idea had not even occurred to him".
WE WILL NOT LET ANYONE TO PULL GEORGIA IN AN ARMED CONFLICT IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS,-SAID THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNTRY'S PARLIAMENT
(Daily News: August 12, 1999)
The Chairman of the Georgian Parliament Zurab Zhvania has made this announcement by Georgian TV. He noted that the Northern Caucasian affairs might cause some difficulties to Georgia, namely the refugees from this region might enter the country.
SEVERAL WOUNDED AS A RESULT OF AN AIR RAID OF A GEORGIAN VILLAGE CARRIED OUT BY A RUSSIAN PLANE
(Daily News: August 9, 1999)
Today at 2.45 p.m. Russian warplane has entered the territory of the Georgian air space. As the Chairman of the Frontier Department of Georgia Valeri Chkheidze declared, after maneuvering the plane had bombed the village Omalo-the place the president has visited recently (near to Dagestan).
ALL 19 MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION HAVE BEEN APPOINTED
(Daily News: August 4, 1999)
This is the information delivered to Sarke at the press-center of the central electoral committee. There have not been the representatives of Ajara, Citizens' Union of Georgia and Laborite Party in the commission until recently.
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