Daily News April 7, 1998	Days:  03 06 07 08 09

politics

TERRORIST ACTS CONTINUE TO OCCUR IN ABKHAZIA

Yesterday, at Russian peacekeepers’ point in village Chuburhinji, Gali Rayon, an armed machine was blown up on a mine. No one was injured.




ACCORDING TO SEPARATIST GOVERNMENT OF ABKHAZIA, THE CRIMINAL SITUATION IN THE REGION HAS NOT CHANGED

Anti-Criminal Council met in Sukhumi. Heads of city and rayon administrations and members of Ministry of Internal Affairs Collegium participated in the meeting.




REFUGEES WANT TO IMMORTALIZE MEMORY OF PEACEFUL POPULATION OF ABKHAZIA KILLED AFTER THE WAR

Refugees living in village Rukhi, Zugdidi Rayon, plan to plant 1,200 coniferous trees for the memory of peaceful population killed by Abkhazian Boyeviks after the war. Up to 2,000 people will participate in the action.




STRICT CIVIL REGIME IS NOT TO BE EXPECTED ON APRIL 9

According to press service of Ministry of Interior Affairs, policy will mobilize its forces to ensure the civil order on April 9 without bringing in the additional forces. Police forces have been working in conditions of strict regime since February 9, 1998.




COMMANDER OF NAVAL FORCES OF GEORGIA PLANS TO VISIT BULGARIA

Commander of naval forces of Georgia Mr. Otar Chkhartishvili plans to participate in NATO forum on Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea Regions. The forum will take place in Bulgaria in the framework of program Partnership for Peace.




JOINT TURKISH-GEORGIAN COMMISSION WILL STUDY THE ISSUES RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF HYDRO PLANT AT CHOROKHI RIVER

The Commission will start its work in Georgian in several days and will complete it by April 21. This information was released at the press conference of Ms. Nino Chkhobadze, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, Mr. Merab Chkhenkeli, Minister of Urbanization and Construction and Mr. Michael Ukleba, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

economics

INDUSTRIAL REVIVAL IS OBSERVED ON KUTAISI ENTERPRISES IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR

JSC Kutaisi Machine Factory manufactured 12 cars for joint value of 480,600 Lari. The factory supplied an Italian company with 461,900 Lari worth machine details.




FOREST FUND REVIVAL ACTIVITIES HAS BEEN INITIATED IN KAKHETI, IMERETI, KVEMO KARTLI REGIONS

New plants have been planted on 80 acres and another 370 acres of shallow forest were developed. Ministry of Roads provided for 10,000 plants to conduct the planting activities in the city parks.

business

GENERAL INSPECTION COMPANY PLANS TO OPEN REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN BATUMI

Sarke received this information from general manager of SGS Mr. Pier Orloff. According to Mr. Orloff, upon the lengthy negotiations the representative office was opened in Tbilisi 3 month ago (equity capital – $80,000; stuff – 8 people).

society

GENERAL ANTI-CORRUPTION AND ECONOMIC VIOLATION AGENCY REVEALED 273 FACT OF VIOLATION FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR, WHICH IS 80 CASES MORE THAT LAST YEAR

From 273 cases, 14 are of contraband character (7 cases more than last year), 105 cases – state property embezzlement (10 cases more than last year), 15 cases – bribe (4 cases more than last year), 12 cases – printing and realization of counterfeit (5 cases more), 16 cases – not declaring revenues (4 cases more), 22 cases – abuse of office post (8 cases more).

There were the cases of avoiding tax payment through illegal actions.




BEER PARTY WAS RECENTLY FORMED IN GEORGIA

The chairperson of the party is 40-year-old doctor of resuscitation. The Party was accordingly registered at the Ministry of Justice and has its own Task Order.




DEPARTMENT ON DEMOGRAPHIC ISSUE FORMED IN MARCH SHOULD IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS IN THE SECTOR

A press conference held in the Ministry of Healthcare was dedicated to a Day of Healthcare and touched upon the demographic issues and safe pregnancy. Today, Orthodox Church celebrates also Annunciation day.