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May 11, 1998

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politics

    EDUARD SHEVARDNADZE EMPHASIZED THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF THE AZERI-GEORGIAN RELATIONS

    Speaking in Baku at the ceremony of celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Head of the Azerbaijanian state, Shevardnadze congratulated the jubilee from the name of all Georgian citizens and stated that the quality of the relations between the two countries are defined by the mutual relations of their Leaders. Shevardnadze emphasize the similarity of the political fates of the two Caucasian Presidents.


    IN TBILISI WAS HELD THE CONFERENCE ON PEACE IN CAUCASUS

    With the initiative of the Citizen Union, under the aegis of Socintern in the Tbilisi’s Sheraton Palace, was held the international conference dedicated to the peace and stability in Caucasus. There participated the representatives of the Socintern committee on peace, disarming and security, delegations of the row of European countries and countries of the former USSR.


    CAUCASIAN NATIONS CONFEDERATION IS BEING REORGANIZED

    The Chairman of the Caucasian Nations Confederation (CNC) Yusup Soslanbekov stated to the Sukhumi TV, that his organization holds the active activities on reorganization. According to him, in its former kind CNC fulfilled its task, however “now formed completely new situation”.


    ON MAY 9 IN THE GALI REGION VILLAGE PICHORI WAS HELD MARULA

    In this traditional fest with the horse competitions participated the inhabitants of the close by villages, only about 1,000 people. The winners of the competitions received the prizes from the Head of the Gali region’s Georgian administration Murman Chedia.


    ABKHAZIAN AUTHORITIES ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO GALI REGION THE ADDITIONAL FORCES OF THE INTERIOR MINISTRY

    In Ochamchire was held the meeting, where its participants demanded from the authorities to stop any negotiations with the Georgian side and create the special divisions on fighting with Georgian partisans. In case, if these demands are not satisfied during the week, the meeting participants are going to start persecuting Georgians living in Abkhazia, which are observed by them as partisan panders.


    SERGEI KOROBKO DEMANDED THE STARTING OF THE CRIME CASE AGAINST THE KIDNAPPERS OF HIS SUBORDINATE

    The Commander of the Russian peacekeepers in Abkhazia Sergei Korobko demanded the starting of the crime case on the fact of kidnapping Razdelayev, who served in one of his subdivisions. He warned, that in future none of such cases would stay unpunished: “We have all reasons and possibilities for the adequate reacting”.


    THE DISMISSED ORGANIZATION MKHEDRIONI IS GOING TO REVIVE

    The statement of its press center says that this dismissed, as an illegal armed forming, organization is going to resume its activity. With its main aim it announces the fight with the peaceful means for removing from the authorities “criminal powers” and abolishment of the Georgian presidency institution.


    SHEVARDNADZE CONTRADICTS THE EXISTENCE OF THE POLITICALS IN GEORGIA

    Shevardnadze stated, in his today’s radio interview, that “he does not want to be, not only a president, but also a citizen of the country, where exist the politicals”. As emphasized the President, nobody was arrested or sentenced only because of the political beliefs.


    THE AZERBAIJANIAN PRESIDENT CONFIRMED HIS SUPPORT OF THE WESTERN VARIANT OF THE BIG CASPIAN OIL TRANSPORTING

    About this was stated in the conversation with the Head of the Turkish state Suleiman Demirel, who visited Baku on May 9. Heidar Aliyev mentioned that finds the western route of the oil transporting, passing through the Georgian territory, as the most convenient and economically beneficial way.


    PRESIDENT SPEAKS ABOUT GEORGIA’S TRANSIT POTENTIAL

    Commenting, in his today’s radio interview, held last week TRACECA working groups conference, Shevardnadze mentioned the growing interest to the project from the side of US, Japan, China (as it is known in the project already participate 15 countries and several more showed their wish to join it). President assured that to the project join Russia and other northern countries.


    THE GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT CHAIRMAN RECEIVED THE DELEGATION OF THE GERMAN FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

    At the meeting with the delegation, which was headed by the Ministry’s regional department Head. The Parliament Chairman Zurab Zhvania mentioned that the huge help given by the German government contributes to the reform realizing in Georgia.


    THE GEORGIAN STATE MINISTER DEPARTED WITH THE WORK VISIT TO DUBAI TODAY

    During the carried out visit, by the invitation of the UAE business groups, is planned to discuss the questions of the economic cooperation of the two states. In particular, the State Minister Niko Lekishvili is going to get aquainted with the works of the ports, aiming to establish the partner relations in the cargo-shipping sphere.


economics

    THE SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH OF THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED IN MAY

    These are the prognoses of the Ministry of Industry. According to the preliminary data, there will be produced the production on 18-20 million Lari.


    ON MAY 12 IS PLANNED THE VISIT OF THE GEORGIAN PRESIDENT TO ZESTAPONI

    In the limits of the visit Eduard Shevardnadze will visit the Zestaponi’s Ferroalloy Factory, discuss with the city and enterprise authorities the questions regarding the rehabilitation of this enterprise. The factory’s production, where work almost 3,000 people, is demanded in the CIS and other countries.


    PRESIDENT MENTIONED THE POSITIVE TENDENCIES IN THE WORK OF THE TAX INSPECTION AND CUSTOMS SERVICE IN MAY

    So, in the beginning of May were mentioned the high tempos of mobilizing the budget takings on the tax inspection line. During the first 8 days to budget came 4.3 million Lari, which 1.5 times exceeds the last year analogous showings.


society

    THE EVILDOERS ACTIVELY USE THE FALSE DOCUMENTS IN BANKS

    As informed to Sarke in the Investigation Department of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, the Armenian citizen in May of 1997 opened the account in the located in Tbilisi Absolute-bank. On this account in October, from the international central European bank in Budapest, were transferred $241,000 coming from New York.


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