Daily News September 8, 1998	Days:  04 07 08 09 10

politics

THIS MORNING, IN THE BAKU GYULISTAN PALACE, OPENED THE CONFERENCE OF THE HEADS OF TRACECA PROJECT COUNTRY-PARTICIPANTS

In its work will participate also the delegations from 32 countries and from the row of the international organizations. The participants of the meeting emphasized that the project became the reality due to the “outstanding initiative” of Azeri andGeorgian Presidents.




YESTERDAY EVENING THE LAST RUSSIAN BORDERGUARD BOAT LEFT SUKHUMI RAID

About this informed the press center of the Russian Federation’s Caucasian special borderguard district. This way Russia stopped the guard of the Georgian Sea border along all its extension.




ASLAN ABASHIDZE CONTINUES TO ACCUSE TBILISI IN PREPARING THE COUP D’ETAT IN AJARA

Yesterday, at the press conference in Batumi, the Supreme Counsel Chairman of the Ajarian autonomous republic stated that Ajarian State Security Ministry has the documents proving the preparation of the coup d’etat in the autonomous republic. Accordingto him, the revolution is prepared in Tbilisi.




THE VICE PRIME OF ISRAEL WAS ACCEPTED BY THE STATE MINISTER AND CATHOLICOS-PATRIARCH

Moshe KATSAV, who is the Tourism Minister of Israel, arrived in Tbilisi in the limits of celebrating the 26-century jubilee of Jews living in Georgia. Yesterday, he met with the State Minister Vazha LORTKIPANIDZE.

economics

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY IS GOING TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY ENTERPRISES

Should be mentioned that during the past period, the level of the production at the defense industry enterprises went down. So, in August at Tbilisi’s Aviation Factory was produced the production on 40,000 Lari, which actually means the stop ofthe enterprise.




THE BUILDING OF THE PIPELINE TERMINAL IN SUPSA IS BEING COMPLETED

As informed in Georgian International Oil Corporation, the size of the works was completed by 90%. In November, it is expected to give the terminal in exploitation.




RUSTAVI’S METALLURGICAL COMBINE IS PRESENTLY STOPPED

Prognosis of hacking the combine in September turned out to be unrealistic. After stopping the gas supply, the working oven went out of order, setting of which is expected by the end of September.




THE ENERGY SYSTEM OF THE COUNTRY PRESENTLY WORKS IN THE ISOLATED REGIME

According to the information from Sakenergo, the 330-kV line, connecting with Azerbaijan, of the electric transmission Gardabani, is in the emergency repair, because of the tower damage. Before September 15 are being continued the works,aiming to change the tracks on the electric transmission line and on the 500-kV line Kavkasioni connecting with Russia.




STATISTICS MANUAL “CAUCASIAN COUNTRIES: FACTS AND FIGURES – 1996” IS ISSUED

To the presentation of this manual was dedicated today’s press conference in the State Department of Statistics. The manual is prepared for the first time in the limits of the program TACIS and is issued in English.

business

NB DEMANDS FROM THE CURRENCY EXCHANGE POINTS THE COMPULSORY FOLLOWING OF ALL RULES STATED BY THE LEGISLATION

As informs NB, as a result of the conducted check of the currency exchange points, there were revealed the facts of the rough violation of the working normative acts. According to the NB information, most of the points don’t conduct theaccounting blanks, don’t fill out the registers of bought and sold currency, which leads to the wrong calculations with the State budget.

society

THE HEALTHCARE MINISTRY IS GOING TO CONDUCT THE RESEARCH ON IMPACT OF THE TRANSGENETIC POTATOES ON HUMAN ORGANISM

About this, informed at the today’s press conference the Georgian Chief Sanitary Doctor, Chairman of the State Sanitary Control and Hygienic Norming Department Nikoloz SHAVDIA.

SHAVDIA once more emphasized the necessity of paying the special attention to the quality of bread.




THE FISHERMAN FOUND THE SACK WITH EXPLOSIVES IN THE CENTER OF TBILISI

As informed to Sarke in the press center of the Interior Ministry, yesterday, to one of the Tbilisi’s central districts’ police department came a citizen of the capital and informed about his finding. According to him, while fishing on the riverMtkvari, he found a sack on the shore.




IN SUKHUMI STARTED TO ISSUE THE YOUTH NEWSPAPER

According to the information from Sukhumi, there was issued the first number of the youth newspaper Turnabout. The founder of the newspaper is Abkhazian Youth Foundation.