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1. SPECIAL COMMISSION OF THE GENERAL PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE WILL LOOK INTO ALL VIOLATIONS IN THE ENERGETICS SPHERE SINCE 1995
   (Daily News: July 18, 2000)

   The special commission, created by the decision of the General Prosecutor’s Office, will consist of 12 people. This decision followed the complaints, expressed by the new head of the Chamber of Control Sulkhan Molashvili, which were addressed to the General Prosecutor’s Office.

2. INDUSTRIALISTS AND TRADITIONALISTS WILL FILE A SUIT IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
   (Daily News: July 14, 2000)

   The representatives of the fractions made this announcement at the joint press conference today. Their discontent is caused by the Parliament’s decision to postpone the discussion of the drafts on amendments to the Tax Code, presented by them, till September and confirmation of a number of positions of the President’s project by the Parliament on July 13.

3. “CORRUPTION IS SERIOUS POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PROBLEM FOR GEORGIA”, SAID STEPHEN SESTANOVICH
   (Daily News: July 14, 2000)

   The special adviser of the US Secretary of State on NIS (New Independent States) told journalists this after the meeting with the President Shevardnadze. He said that Eduard Shevardnadze thoroughly informed him about the results of the works conducted by the anti-corruption commission, on the economic crisis in the state and the measures for overcoming it.

4. UKRAINIAN PRIME-MINISTER VISITING GEORGIA ON JULY 21-22
   (Daily News: July 14, 2000)

   Victor Yushchenko will meet the President Eduard Shevardnadze, Chairman of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania and State Minister Giorgi Arsenishvili in the framework of his official visit. The Foreign Ministry of Georgia said the sides would focus on the economic cooperation during the negotiations on the issues, topical for both states.

5. ADVANCE AGREEMENT OVER WB CREDIT ON FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT RATIFIED
   (Daily News: July 13, 2000)

   The Parliament ratified the agreement today on allocating advance of 950,000 Lari in the framework of the WB credit of $20 million (140 deputies voted pro, 2 – against). These sums will be used for conducting preparatory works, namely, elaborating the forest policy and standards as well as for the economic assessment of a forest.

6. GEORGIA AND LITHUANIA SIGNED THE PROTOCOL ON COOPERATION ON THE LEVEL OF FOREIGN MINISTRIES
   (Daily News: July 11, 2000)

   The Foreign Minister of Georgia Irakli Menagarishvili and Lithuania Algirdas Saudargas signed the protocol on deepening the cooperation between Foreign Ministries of the two countries. Menagarishvili declared during the briefing, held after signing the protocol, that the contractual-legal base, calling for the regulation of cooperation in political and economic spheres and security sphere, is begin created.

7. JOHN WOOLF VISITING GEORGIA ON JULY 12, STEPHEN SESTANOVICH – JULY 14
   (Daily News: July 11, 2000)

   Foreign Ministry of Georgia said the Special Adviser of the US President and the Secretary of State on Caspian power resources John Woolf is going to meet the President Eduard Shevardnadze, State Minister Giorgi Arsenishvili, Foreign Minister Irakli Menagarishvili as well as representatives of business circles of Georgia. During the meeting, the sides will consider the questions concerning the development of the transportation of Caspian power resources.

8. POPULATION MAY FALL VICTIM TO THE STATE MACHINE AS IT GETS CUT DOWN ON FINANCING
   (Weekly Economic Review: July 8, 2000)

   The Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli came up this week with a detailed proposition on budget cutback. In fact, it was a new budget.

9. SITUATION WITH JSC MADNEULI IMPROVING, CLAIMS ITS LEADERSHIP
   (Daily News: July 6, 2000)

   The chairman of board of the JSC Madneuli (mining plant in the Bolnisi region, south of Georgia) Zurab Lobzhanidze noted major, positive changes for the short period he has been in the office, at the press conference today. The enterprise, resuming operation in March after a long recession, has been functioning without cease (output – 6,000 t concentrate a month).

10. GEORGIAN SIDE COMPLAINING ABOUT QUARTZITE LTD AUSTRALIAN INVESTORS
    (Daily News: July 6, 2000)

    The JSC Madneuli leadership accused the Australian investor of illegal activities at the press conference today. We’ll remind to you that this mining plant in Bolnisi region (south of Georgia) owns 50% of Quartzite (conducting gold mining works in this region at the Kazreti field), the investor of which is Bolnisi Mining.

11. FINANCE MINISTER INSISTING STICKING TO ITS PROPOSAL ON BUDGET CUT
    (Daily News: July 6, 2000)

    Today at the enlarged session of the Citizens’ Union Satatbiro (supreme body) Zurab Nogaideli declared that “the government is to appear as a single team” at its tomorrow’s session. We’ll remind to you that the government session tomorrow will consider Nogaideli’s proposal on the budget cut by 300 million Lari, which prompted harsh criticism of a number of Ministers.

12. SUMMER DISCUSSION OF FALL-WINTER ENERGETICS PROBLEMS
    (Daily News: July 5, 2000)

    The Minister of Fuel and Energy David Mirtskhulava at the government session today provided detailed information on the condition of the energetics sector and on preparation works for the fall-winter season of 2000-2001. On the whole, the situation is encouraging though there are some financial difficulties arising, the Minister said.

13. FOREIGN MINISTERS OF GEORGIA AND LATVIA DISCUSSED QUESTIONS ON REGIONAL COOPERATION
    (Daily News: July 5, 2000)

    Irakli Menagarishvili said after negotiations, the sides stated the absolute coincidences of their attitude towards the undergoing international affairs. “Despite differences in the development pace, Latvia’s and Georgia’s ambitions to integrate into the European and other structures coincide with each other”, said he.

14. BUDGET-2000 SPENDINGS GOING TO BE REDUCED BY 300M LARI
    (Daily News: July 4, 2000)

    This is the announcement made by the Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli at the press conference today, stressing that it was time to learn “to pay one’s pay”. He noted that four priority spheres were considered while reducing budget this yrefugees, even increasing by 5.3%, pensionery security, education and public health.

15. ZURAB ABASHIDZE CONFIRMED AS GEORGIA’S AMBASSADOR IN RUSSIA
    (Daily News: June 30, 2000)

    166 deputies voted pro and 3 against at the parliamentary session today for the candidature of the former ambassador in the Benelux states and NATO nominated by the President. Zurab Abashidze, the brother of Vakhtang Abashidze (the former press secretary of Eduard Shevardnadze), was born in Tbilisi in 1951.

16. FOREIGN MINISTRY NOT SHARING PARLIAMENT DELEGATION’S POSITION ON RUSSIA IN STRASBOURG
    (Daily News: June 30, 2000)

    As it is known, Georgia has repeatedly stated its adverse attitude towards the anti Russian sanctions in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). However, at the last Strasbourg session the Georgian delegation, headed by the Chairman of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania unanimously backed the PACE decision on starting the procedure for Russia’s exclusion from the Council of Europe because of its activities in Chechnya.

17. LATVIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITING GEORGIA ON JULY 4-7
    (Daily News: June 30, 2000)

    Indulis Berzinsh will meet the President Eduard Shevardnadze, Chairman of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania, State Minister Giorgi Arsenishvili and Foreign Minister Irakli Menagarishvili in the framework of the visit. According to the Foreign Ministry of Georgia, the sides will consider the questions on the regional cooperation and the bilateral cooperation in the fields of politics, economics and culture.

18. DISCUSSION OF THE ABKHAZ PROBLEM BY THE PARLIAMENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED
    (Daily News: June 26, 2000)

    Zurab Zhvania advanced the proposal on postponing the discussion, scheduled for the June 29, at the session of the parliamentary bureau today. The Chairman of the Parliament explained this by the necessity to prepare seriously for the question.

19. ZURAB ZHVANIA LEFT FOR STRASBOURG
    (Daily News: June 26, 2000)

    The Chairman of the Parliament Zurab Zhvania will participate in the consideration of the question on admitting Azerbaijan to the Council of Europe, by the official invitation of the PACE Secretary General Lord Russell Johnston. In his letter, Russell Johnston noted the work, conducted by Zhvania in the trilateral meeting of the South Caucasian states held in the framework of the CE in 1999.

20. FINANCE MINISTER OF GEORGIA NOT PESSIMISTIC ABOUT GEORGIA’S FUTURE RELATIONS WITH IMF
    (Daily News: June 23, 2000)

    While evaluating results of the IMF mission which has recently finished its visit in Georgia, the Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli declared in the Georgian TV that it was even possible to consider successful the work of the economic team with Fund experts.

    According to him, it was not in the agenda to deliver assistance to Georgia right after the visit of the mission.

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