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1. THE PRESIDENT AND THE CITIZENS UNION ARE UNITED IN THEIR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES, DECLARED SHEVARDNADZE
   (Daily News: May 24, 1999)

   The President declared this on Saturday’s expanded session of the governing party’s satatbiro (council). The council, in which participated the Chairman of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania, the State Minister Vazha Lortkipanidze, the representatives of the Union’s major council, and regional organizations, was dedicated to electioneering questions.

2. ZHVANIA AND LORTKIPANIDZE OFFICIALLY DECLARED ABOUT BEGINNING THE ELECTIONEERING OF THE CITIZENS UNION
   (Daily News: May 21, 1999)

   During today’s joint press conference the Chairman of the Parliament and the State Minister declared, that the main goal of this campaign, which will be as transparent as possible, is the consolidation of the party’s influence in the regions. Its major principles will be formulated on the extended session of Satatbiro (the executive organ of the party), which will take place tomorrow under the leadership of the Chairman of the Citizens Union Eduard Shevardnadze.

3. NEXT WEEK THE PARLIAMENT WILL DISCUSS 62 DRAFT BILLS
   (Daily News: May 19, 1999)

   This schedule of the session week was adopted during yesterday’s bureau session, which was chaired by Zurab Zhvania. The Agriculture Minister Bakur Gulua is invited to the governmental hour on Friday after demand of the National-Democratic Party’s fraction.

4. ZURAB ZHVANIA IS SATISFIED WITH THE GROWING COOPERATION WITH THE US
   (Daily News: May 19, 1999)

   About this the Chairman of the Georgian Parliament, Zurab Zhvania declared at the meeting with the members of the US and Georgian Business Development Council, in which are united the leading American companies and banks, including the representatives of the companies, that realize in Georgia several joint projects. As it was noted at the meeting, the economical legislation developed by the Parliament creates good conditions for cooperation.

5. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT RECEIVED THE PARLIAMENT DELEGATION OF THE UK
   (Daily News: May 14, 1999)

   At the meeting with the members of the UK Parliament’s committee on foreign relations, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Zurab Zhvania spoke about the upcoming elections and the geopolitical processes in the country. He expressed hope, that the UK will actively participate in the Georgian elections with the observer’s status.

6. ON MAY 9 THE PRESIDENT OF GREECE WILL ARRIVE TO GEORGIA
   (Daily News: May 7, 1999)

   In the frames of the 3-day official visit Konstantinos Stefanopulos will meet Eduard Shevardnadze, will hold negotiations with the Chairman of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania. As it is expected, the package of documents on Georgian-Greek cooperation will be signed.

7. THE PARLIAMENT’S UNSCHEDULED SESSION WILL NOT TAKE PLACE TOMORROW
   (Daily News: May 4, 1999)

   Today during the bureau’s session about this declared the Chairman of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania. During this session, the MPs had to discuss the package of draft bills on judicial reform.

8. THE HEARING OF THE CASE OF THE ABKHAZIAN AUTONOMY’S DEPUTY JUSTICE MINISTER WAS ADJOURNED YESTERDAY
   (Daily News: April 20, 1999)

   The complainant Zurab Todua demands from the Ministers Council and the Justice Ministry of the Abkhazian autonomy operating in Tbilisi to restore him in his position. Zurab Todua introduced the documents, proving his powers as the Deputy Justice Minister.

9. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARLIAMENT LEFT FOR MOSCOW
   (Daily News: April 19, 1999)

   The program of the working visit, which will last till April 22, includes Zurab Zhvania’s negotiations with the Chairman of the Russian State Duma Genadi Seleznev, the leaders of the fractions, the Foreign Affairs Minister Igor Ivanov, the Defense Minister Igor Sergeev and the Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov. Also will be held meetings at the Foreign Policy and Defense Council, Patriarch Alexei II and the appearance at Moscow State Institute of International Relations.

10. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARLIAMENT RECEIVED THE GREEK AMBASSADOR
    (Daily News: April 16, 1999)

    Spiros Georgilis, who has recently took the office of the Ambassador, declared that Georgia plays one of the most important roles in the foreign politics of Greece, in connection to which for him is very important to know the point of view of the Georgian Parliament’s Chairman about the processes taking place in the country. He informed that the Greek political and business groups expect relationships with Georgia.

11. TODAY IS COMMEMORATED THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF TBILISI EVENTS OF 1989
    (Daily News: April 9, 1999)

    Then the divisions of the Soviet Army repressed the peaceful meeting, the participants of which demanded to restore Georgia’s independence. As a result of unprovoked military actions more than 20 people died, mostly women.

12. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT RECEIVED THE COORDINATOR OF THE US ADMINISTRATION ON SUPPORTING NIS
    (Daily News: April 5, 1999)

    Zurab Zhvania declared that the means proceeding by this line have to be used for institutional and economical reforms in Georgia. Bill Taylor supported priority directions of using support – reforms in agriculture, energetics, the activation of privatization in these spheres, assistance to the development of small and medium business.

13. TOMORROW THE SPEAKER OF THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT’S SENATE IS COMING TO TBILISI
    (Daily News: March 31, 1999)

    During a 2-day official visit, Gildas Molgatis is planning to meet the President Eduard Shevardnadze, the Chairman of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania, the representatives of Parliament fractions, the State Minister Vazha Lortkipanidze, the Foreign Affairs Minister Irakli Menagarishvili, Tbilisi Mayor Vano Zodelava and the Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II.

14. IN TBILISI OPENED THE CONFERENCE “JUDICIAL SYSTEM REFORM – ISSUES ON JUDICIAL ETHICS AND DISCIPLINE”
    (Daily News: March 30, 1999)

    The conference, conducted in Sheraton Metechi Palace, is organized by USAID and ABA and its goal is to help judges, which passed qualifying exams to proceed their duties from May 15. The Chairman of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania addressed its participants and emphasized the importance of judicial reform for the reforms in other spheres.

15. TWO ABKHAZIAN MILITIAMEN WERE KILLED IN GALI REGION
    (Daily News: March 26, 1999)

    During the yesterday’s shooting, one more militiaman was badly wounded. The Abkhazian side accused in this the Georgian partisan formation Tetri Legioni, however their commander Zurab Samushia repulsed his troop’s implication to this shooting.

16. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARLIAMENT RECEIVED THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR
    (Daily News: March 26, 1999)

    The sides discussed the questions of expanding bilateral cooperation in the economics and cultural spheres. Jhan Yuntuan noted, that Zurab Zhvania’s upcoming official visit to China is expected with great interest.

17. THE VISIT OF THE LITHUANIAN SEYM’S CHAIRMAN TO GEORGIA IS OVER
    (Daily News: March 26, 1999)

    During today’s negotiations with Eduard Shevardnadze, Vitautas Landsbergis noted the necessity of restoring traditional friendly relationships between 2 countries, which were broken after the USSR’s dissolution. Baltic states, declared he, are interested in spreading to North the TRACECA project.

18. THE SPECIAL ADVISOR ON CAUCASIAN PROBLEMS OF THE US STATE DEPARTMENT LEFT FROM TBILISI TO SUKHUMI
    (Daily News: March 24, 1999)

    Donald Kaiser, who arrived to Tbilisi yesterday, met the President Shevardnadze and the chairman of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania. He was informed about the situation in the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict zone.

19. THE MURDERER OF THE UN MISSION’S OFFICER RECEIVED LIFE SENTENCE
    (Daily News: March 23, 1999)

    This sentence was announced during yesterday’s diet. This way, the judge found 21-year-old Zurab Bregvadze guilty in willful murder of Maria-Magdalene Viviorska, which was committed last summer.

20. THE RUSSIAN PEACEKEEPERS ARE PLANNING TO CONDUCT CLEANING IN GALI REGION
    (Daily News: March 23, 1999)

    The peacekeeper commanders received Vladislav Ardzinba’s approval on this operation because a few days ago 2 Russian militaries were killed as a result of firing. The Abkhazian side traditionally blamed the Georgian partisans in this.

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