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August 14, 2000

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politics

    TODAY IS THE 8TH ANNIVERSARY FROM THE BEGINNING OF GEORGIAN-ABKHAZ ARMED CONFLICT

    According to the official data, as a result of armed clashes in 1992-1993 years around 16,000 people perished, 10,000 out of them were Georgians and 4,000 – Abkhazians. In the fall 1993, after Abkhaz formations took Sukhumi, around 300,000 people (around 60% of the population) had to leave Abkhazia.


    RED CROSS REPRESENTATIVES CAPTURE IN PANKISI CANYON RELEASED

    According to the head of the operation of the International Committee of Red Cross in Europe, Near East and the North America Angelo Knedinger, Georgian authorities pledged that there has been no ransom paid for them. He did not disclose other details of the negotiations, held with the criminals, who captured 3 representatives of the Red Cross – the French citizen Sophie Prokofyeff, Italian citizen Natalie Zulino and Georgian citizen Yuri Darchiev, on August 4.


    FOREIGN MINISTRY REFUTES INFORMATION ABOUT PRESENCE OF AFGHAN MOJAHEDS IN GEORGIA

    According to the announcement fanned by the Foreign Ministry of Georgia today the stream of absurd charges against Georgia in the context of Chechen affairs in the Russian mass media is not ceasing. The image of enemy is being created on purpose and ungrounded “information” presenting the figment of the imagination of some representatives of military circles” serves as their source.


economics

    BALCEROVICZ’S INVITATION IN GEORGIA DOES NOT MEAN DISTRUST IN LOCAL EXPERTS

    The President Shevardnadze said this at the briefing. The experience and authority of the Polish reformer should be taken into consideration though, he noted.


    AROUND 800,000 PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE ASSISTANCE DURING 6 MONTHS

    The Minister of Agriculture and Food David Kirvalidze said this during the session of the extraordinary commission on the liquidation of drought consequences, held on August 12. He noted that the FAO and UNWFP experts, who are in Georgia at present, would finish assessing of the loss by August 20.


    IFC GOING TO DEVELOP COOPERATION WITH GEORGIA

    The letter of the IFC deputy executive director Peter Voike addressed to the President Eduard Shevardnadze contains this information. It stresses that the cooperation is continuing in such key directions as financial sector, tourism and agriculture.


business

    ANADARKO SETS ABOUT GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN THE AQUATORIA OF AJARA

    The Chairman of the Council of Observers of the JSC Saknavtobi Revaz Tevzadze made this announcement. He said the special ship would arrive in Batumi for that purpose in the near future.


    TENDER ON THE TBILGAZ PRIVATIZATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON

    The Mayor’s Office of Tbilisi told Sarke, the State Property Management Ministry is going to hold short (1 month) tender. The Italians and Turks are interested in the participation in the tender.


    GG&MW IS READY TO PAY FOR THE VACATION IN BORJOMI FOR THOSE MOSTLY SUFFERED FROM THE EXPLOSION IN MOSCOW

    The director of the Public Relations Service of this company Giorgi Khaindrava made this announcement on August 13. According to him, the company was ready to take upon itself all the expenses for their treatment.


society

    6,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN BANISHED FROM 32 DISTRICTS OF THE COUNTRY FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS

    The Chairman of the Supreme Council of Ajara Autonomous Republic Aslan Abashidze made this announcement. According to him, these people, suffered from the natural disaster in Ajara and placed in different regions of the country, were forced to return to the Autonomy.


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