JACQUES CHIRAC TO PAY AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO GEORGIA IN SEPTEMBER
The information comes from the Foreign Ministry of Georgia. Issues of further cooperation between the two countries will be considered during the visit.
GEORGIAN PRESIDENT NOT HASTENING ON MAKING A DECISION WHETHER TO PARTICIPATE IN CIS SUMMIT
Eduard Shevardnadze declared in his radio interview that the decision on his participation in the summit going to be held in Moscow, in the city were the terrorists were hiding was still under the consideration. The National Security Council has been working on this issue.
GEORGIAN SIDE HAS SIGNED 11 OUT OF 35 DOCUMENTS AT CIS COUNTRIES SESSION
The State Minister of Georgia Niko Lekishvili has signed only 11 out of 35 documents considered during the meeting of the heads of the CIS country members, held in Moscow. In Lekishvili’s words, no agreements envisaging the creation of supranational structures within the commonwealth was acceptable for Georgia.
NEITHER THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARLIAMENT NOR THE PRESIDENT’S TEAM IS FOR AGGRAVATION OF RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA
This is the announcement made by Zurab Zhvania at the press conference today. In his words, the opposition of Russia has caused a certain tension itself, namely in the questions connected with the conflict settlements in Georgia.
GEORGIAN SIDE’S DEMAND TO WITHDRAW THE RUSSIAN TROOPS FROM SOUTH OSSETIA IS A ROUGH INTERFERENCE IN SOVEREIGN REPUBLIC’S AFFAIRS
The Chairman of the Parliament of the self-proclaimed South Ossetian Republic Konstantin Dzugaev declared to the journalists in Tskhinvali that the withdrawal of the Russian troops from the Georgian territory – this is the concern of the Georgian state. However, Dzugaev reckons that the demand of the Georgian authorities to withdraw the troops from South Ossetia presents a rough intervention in the affairs of the sovereign South Ossetian Republic.
ACCORDING TO RF VICE-PREMIER, RUSSIAN PEACEKEEPERS ARE STABILITY GUARANTORS IN WHOLE CAUCASUS
Ramazan Abdulatipov declared about this to the journalists in Moscow. According to him, the withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping forces from the conflict zone in Abkhazia is demanded not by Georgia but by separate Georgians.
SEPARATISTS STRENGTHENING MILITIA POSTS IN GALI REGION IN CONNECTION WITH PLANNED ELECTIONS IN ABKHAZIA
The separatists’ government of Abkhazia is actively preparing for the election of the local administration organs scheduled for March 14. As it became known to the Sarke correspondent, the separatists were bringing in the additional forces to the Abkhaz militia posts in the villages of the upper zone of the Gali region.
ABKHAZ ARMY UNIT ATTACKED IN GALI REGION
The Abkhaz separatists’ press has fanned the information that the Georgian guerilla group attacked the Abkhaz army unit, located in the lower zone of the Gali region. As a result of the attack one of the servicemen was killed.
GEORGIAN PRESIDENT STRESSED AGAIN THAT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS’ ASSISTANCE WAS IMPORTANT FACTOR BOTH FOR REHABILITATION OF COUNTRY’S ECONOMY AND SETTLEMENT OF REGIONAL CONFLICTS
In his radio interview today Eduard Shevardnadze touched upon the questions concerning the cooperation with the EU. According to the President, EU has been actively participating in the rehabilitation programs for those damaged as a result of the conflicts of the Georgian regions.
EDUARD SHEVARDNADZE HIGHLY EVALUATED MEETING OF 5 COUNTRIES’ FOREIGN MINISTERS HELD IN ISTANBUL
The President, commenting this fact and signing of the declaration, noted in his radio interview today, that the meeting in Istanbul had a great importance, against the background of certain forces’ attempts to create a distrust atmosphere towards Georgia. According to the president, it is impossible to bar the independent countries to get together and discuss the topical economic problems.
GEORGIAN PRESIDENT CONDEMNING RADICALISM POLICY CONDUCTED BY ZVIADISTS AND EXPRESSING READINESS TO COOPERATE WITH THEM
In his radio interview to the national radio today, the President of Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze noted that 6 years ago, when he returned back from Moscow, there was a implacability atmosphere and overall mistrust felt in the country – there were some forces, it was actually impossible to make efforts towards reconciliation with. These years however, said the President, were directed towards reconciliation, in series.
COMMUNIST PARTY OF ABKHAZIA NOT IN OPPOSITION, DOING ITS BEST FOR CONSOLIDATION OF NATION
This is the announcement made by the Abkhazia’s representative in the North Caucasus and the South Regions of Russia Enver Kapba to the journalists. He said as well that the necessity of restoring the health-resorts, sanatoriums and tourist complexes of Abkhazia drew to a head as well as necessity to start the construction of the Trans Caucasian route.
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