AT THE YESTERDAY’S GOVERNMENT SITTING GEORGIAN PRESIDENT ACCUSED ABKHAZIAN SIDE IN DELAYING THE QUESTION SOLVING ON THE REFUGEE RETURN TO GALI REGION AND NOTED THE CONSTRUCTIVE POSITION OF RUSSIA
He called unacceptable the terms offered by it and connection of this question to removing economic sanctions. Shevardnadze reminded that by CIS summit decision sanction question is connected to the total refugee return in Gali region with former borders (as it is known, Abkhazian administration gave part of its territories to Ochamchire and Tkvarcheli regions) under the control of mixed administration.
ABKHAZIAN LEADER INSISTS ON REMOVING ECONOMIC SANCTIONS
Yesterday, President of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia, touching consultations held in Moscow, stated that he is not against the prompt start of the refugee return by the “simplified scheme”, however, it should be controllable. At the same time, he showed the opinion that Georgian side does not understand the impossibility of the simultaneous mining of the territory and demand of returning there peaceful population.
VLADISLAV ARDZINBA CATEGORICALLY CONTRADICTED THE INFORMATION ABOUT PEACEFUL POPULATION SHOOTINGS IN GALI REGION
Speaking on Sukhumi TV, he called this information provocative and stated that its broadcasting is done by those, who is not all right with the peaceful settlement of the conflict. Touching negotiations held in Moscow, Ardzinba stated that Georgian side demands the definition of the concrete date of the refugee return.
YET, THERE IS NO PROGRESS AT THE HELD IN MOSCOW GEORGIAN-ABKHAZIAN CONSULTATIONS
Yesterday, Georgian Foreign Minister met with his Russian colleague once again. After the meeting behind the closed doors, Menagarishvili stated that it was held in the atmosphere of the mutual understanding and that the Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry solely supported the starting of the refugee return to Gali region without any preliminary conditions.
SELF-PROCLAIMED REPUBLIC OF ABKHAZIA PRESIDENT’S PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE AT THE GEORGIAN-ABKHAZIAN CONSULTATIONS IN MOSCOW STATED YESTERDAY THAT THEY COULD END ON JUNE 17
According to Anri Jergenia, sides will not be able to reach the agreement in all positions of the document, which has to be signed during the meeting by Eduard Shevardnadze and Vladislav Ardzinba. Due to this, he stated that the negotiations would be continued after completing the consultations and hoped that by their end sides will make mutual statement.
ABKHAZIAN SIDE FINDS THAT THE PRESENCE OF THE RUSSIAN PEACEKEEPERS PREVENT THE NEW WAR, RUSSIA ACCUSES THE UN OBSERVERS IN IDLENESS
Vladislav Ardzinba contradicted the information about using the armor techniques by Abkhazian side in the military actions in Gali region. According to him, armor techniques of the both sides were not brought into the region owing to the Russian peacekeepers.
OSCE SUPREME COMMISSIONER FINDS THAT BY NOT INVOLVING IN MILITARY ACTIONS IN GALI REGION GEORGIA SECURED A SUBSTANTIAL DIPLOMATIC VICTORY
Max van der Stuhl stated about this yesterday evening, during the meeting with President Shevardnadze. According to him, moderation of the Georgian authorities allowed to avoid resuming of the military actions in Abkhazia.
IN THE EUROPARLIAMENT’S RESOLUTION ON GALI REGION EVENTS WILL BE FIXED THE POSITION OF THE GEORGIAN PEOPLE’S PARTY
As informed in the party’s press center, it was addressed by the representatives of Europarliament’s fractions, with the request to present its position and opinions, regarding this question. In its address, People’s Party emphasized the negative role of the Russia’s policy and of peacekeeping forces, acting under the CIS aegis, and summoned Europarliament and other European structures to activate their tries in conflict settlement.
TODAY RUSSIAN BORDERGUARD DID NOT LET FINN JOURNALISTS TO ABKHAZIA
Two correspondents of the Finnish TV-Radio Company were not let through the border along river Psou, despite the presence of the corresponding documents. They were going to meet in Sukhumi with the officials of the International Red Cross.
REFUGEE UNION DEMANDS POLITICAL EVALUATION OF GALI EVENTS
Spread by the Union statement says that the Georgian authorities once more were not able to confirm the tragical development of the events, avoid slaughter and new refugee wave. In addition, they are not able to provide refugees with the elementary living conditions.
TRADITIONALIST’S UNION DEMANDS PRESIDENT’S RESIGNATION, AGORDZINEBA IS AGAINST IT
Yesterday Union’s Leader Akaki Asatiani stated that he finds the only way out from the present crisis situation President’s resignation, freeing the Parliament and appointing snap election. He informed that due to this, next week his party starts gathering the signatures in support of these demands, which will give it constitutional basis to rise this question in Parliament.
EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE ABKHAZIAN AUTONOMOUS REPUBLIC’S MINISTRY COUNSEL WAS CONDUCTED YESTERDAY
Among others, there participated Heads of the autonomous power structures. They discussed the situation in Kodori Chine in Abkhazia, which was evaluated as an extremely complicated, President’s decree on staff appointments in this region and other questions.
FROM JUNE 12 TO 15 GEORGIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY DELEGATION WILL OFFICIALLY VISIT IRAN
Georgian Delegation is headed by the Foreign Minister Irakli Menagarishvili. During the visit the meetings with President, Parliament Chairman, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Finance and Economy of Iran are scheduled.
17 LARGEST ENTERPRISES DURING PAST 5 MONTHS DID NOT TRANSFER TO BUDGET THE TAXES FOR 10M LARI
About this informs the tax inspection. According to the evaluation of its experts, such worsening in the mutual relations between whole row of enterprises and budget negatively tells on forming its income part.
GEORGIAN ENERGY SYSTEM STILL WORKS IN THE PARALLEL REGIME WITH AZERBAIJANIAN
According to the information from the State Company Sakenergo, country’s energy system worked out 683.8 million kWh (among them, on EnguriHES – 335.7 million kWh), 630.1 million kWh were used. Average day output made 22 million kWh in average, and usage – 20.3 million kWh.
FAO PROMISES GEORGIA THE ASSISTANCE IN THE FIGHT WITH FALSIFIED PRODUCTION
About this informed the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Nugzar Duchidze, which spoke at the yesterday’s press conference in the Ministry on the results of the held in the end of May in Tallinn, 21st European regional FAO conference. The main topic of the conference was the quality of the food products and realizing the control.
SPRING FIELD WORKS ARE BEING COMPLETED
According to the operative data from the Food and Agriculture Ministry, despite complicated climate conditions were ploughed 433,000 ha, which by 18,000 ha exceeds the showings of the last year’s same period. With the spring cultures were seeded 425,000 ha, which exceeds the last year showings by 20,000 ha.
TEA GATHERING CONTINUES
According to the operative data from Food and Agriculture Ministry, were gathered and given on processing 6,703 t of green tea-leaf, which by 5,127 t exceeds last year’s same period showings. Among them, in Samegrelo was gathered 2,613 t, in Imereti – 831 t, in Guria – 2,146 t.
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