Daily News August 6, 1999	Days:  04 05 06 09 10

politics

TEVZADZE AT THE GUUAM DEFENSE MINISTERS' MEETING IN KIEV

Georgian Defense Minister David Tevzadze participates in the meeting of the Defense Ministers of the GUUAM member countries, which has opened in Kiev today. The questions concerning the deepening of the cooperation in the military sphere among the countries will be considered during the meeting.




AS SAKHALKHO PARTY PUTS IT, THE ELECTIONS IN GEORGIA ARE INTENDED TO BE HELD THE SAME DAY AS THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN UKRAINE

The Party Sakhalkho (People’s), established two years ago as a result of a breach in NDP, fanned an announcement. According to this announcement, scheduling of the Parliamentary elections on October 31 - the same day as the Presidential elections in Ukraine has certain negative tendencies.

economics

FIRST TWO TRENCHES OF CREDITS ALLOCATED BY WB AT THE END OF JULY HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE NB OF GEORGIA

As the NB's main dealer Soso Pkhakadze informed, the first trench makes up $20 million from the whole sum allocated by WB credit SAC-3 in the amount of $60 million. This sums will assist the government to reduce the budget gap.




TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IS HINDERED BY A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS

The problems connected with the holiday time in the country were discussed at the session, headed by the Deputy State Minister Tedo Isakadze today. The Chairman of the State Department on Tourism and Resorts Vazha Shubladze and other participants of the session noted in their reports that Georgia's nature opens unlimited possibilities for the development of the tourism industry as well as for making this sphere as one of the profitable spheres in Georgia.




THE CATTLE WILL BE VACCINATED AGAINST ANTHRAX IN GARDABANI BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1

This is the information delivered by the vice-chairman of the Veterinary Department David Chichinadze. He noted that this vaccination has not been planned.

business

JOINT VENTURE BASED ON GEORGIAN SHIPPING COMPANY WILL BE REGISTERED ON CYPRUS

This is what Merab Adeishvili, Minister of Transport said at today's briefing. He noted that the project of the Joint Venture with German company Columbey is yet in progress.




AFTER SEVERAL DAYS ONE OF THE MAIN BREAD-BAKING PLANTS WILL STOP OPERATING

This is the information delivered by director of the 6^th bread-baking plant and the chairman of the Georgian Bread Producers' Union Vitali Kvinikhidze at the press-conference today. Among the reasons, he named the baking of bread by small baking factories from the contraband flour as well as law bread prices.