FACING THE SUMMIT: THE PRESIDENT OF GEORGIA SENT A LETTER TO BORIS YELTSIN AND HAD A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH HEIDAR ALIYEV
In his letter to the Russian president, Eduard Shevardnadze worded his views of CIS as an alliance and its development prospects, said Vakhtang Abashidze, the President’s press-secretary. Shevardnadze’s believes that if the Commonwealth contributes into the sovereignty and development of the country-members’ economy, it will turn to be necessary and attractive for everyone.
CITIZENS’ UNION DELEGATION HAD A MEETING WITH THE CHAIR OF THE RUSSIAN DUMA
A delegation of the Citizens’ Union of Georgia is currently in Moscow at the invitation of the Our Home is Russia faction at the Russian State Duma. The delegation is headed by Giorgi Baramidze, the leader of the Union’s parliamentary faction.
GEORGIA AND AZERBAIJAN ARE NO ALLIES TO RUSSIA, CLAIMS THE RUSSIAN PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE CHAIR
Georgia and Azerbaijan cannot be viewed as allies to Russia, and Armenia is the only country to count on in the Transcaucasus, asserts Konstantin Zatulin. Georgia has renounced plausibility of “Chechen trace” in the assassination attempt on Eduard Shevardnadze and started seeking the crime traces in Moscow, he said.
JAVAHK PATRIOTIC CHARITY UNION HAD A MEETING WITH ROBERT KOCHARYAN, CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENCY IN ARMENIA
The meeting was held on March 7. Representatives of the Armenian population of Georgia took part in the meeting.
BIG CASPIAN OIL WILL BE TRANSPORTED VIA NORTHERN ROUTE, BELIEVES DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER OF RUSSIA
No one will dare trip Russia in the issue of big Caspian oil transported to the West, said Boris Pastukhov. The oil will be pumped up the northern route, for it is the most advantageous economically, he claims.
DESTRUCTIVE FORCES IN GEORGIA HAVE NO GROUND, CLAIMS THE PRESIDENT
The terror acts of February cannot be viewed as episodic incidents, said the President of Georgia in his interview to German television company ARD. The inspirers of the acts aimed at inducing chaos in the country.
THE VOTERS' RIGHTS VIOLATED - SUPREME COUNCIL OF ABKHAZ AUTONOMOUS REPUBLIC ACCUSED THOSE IN CHARGE OF THE ELECTIONS
Elections of the local self-government bodies of the separatist administration are to be held in Abkhazia on March 14. The preparations are far under way.
NO ONE IS TO FORESTALL TERROR ACTS AGAINST ASLAN ABASHIDZE
The rumors about an assassination attempt at Aslan Abashidze being prepared are coming from Tbilisi. Shellproof arms reinforced guard of certain administrative bodies and other vitally important objects in Batumi serves the ground for such rumors, he said.
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