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April 15, 1998

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politics

    THE EXPERTS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE FIND THAT THE INSISTING OF GEORGIA IN CLAIMING THE EUROPEAN VALUES GIVES IT THE SERIOUS CHANCES TO BE ACCEPTED IN THIS ORGANIZATION

    Today the group of experts of the Council of Europe will meet with the representatives of the nongovernmental organizations and the national minorities. Besides, the group will meet with the Minister of the Interior Affairs Kakha Targamadze, Deputy Procurator General Revaz Kipiani and the Catholicos-Patriarch of the whole Georgia Ilya II.


    YESTERDAY STARTED THE OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE GEORGIAN MINISTER OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS IRAKLI MENAGARISHVILI IN CHINA

    By the visit program ate planned his negotiations with the Minister of the Foreign Affairs Tang Jiaxuan about the international problems, that make the mutual interest. About this informed to Sarke in the press service of the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs.


    IN TBILISI ARRIVED THE HEAD OF THE TURKISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS

    Today in Tbilisi arrived with the official visit the Head of the Turkish armed forces headquarters General Ismail Karadayi. Today he will meet with the Defense Minister Vardiko Nadibaidze, to sign the document defining the directions of the military cooperations.


    THE MINE CLEARING IN ABKHAZIA WILL NEED MINIMUM 5 YEARS

    According to the foreign experts, in Abkhazia during the military actions were laid 50,000 mines. As usual in such conflicts (Nagorni Karabakh, TransDniester), the maps of the minefields practically were not made, this substantially complicates the mine clearing.


    TODAY IN CHUBURKHINJI MUST BE HELD THE 4-SIDED MEETING ON REGULATION

    As informed in the State Security Ministry, the Georgian side is going to categorically state the question on freeing the captured by the Abkhazian militia in the Ochamchire region of the hostages and handing the remains of the 3 people killed in the Gali region. The Abkhazian side claims, that all these people belong to the Georgian guerilla formings, at the time when Tbilisi claims, that they are the peaceful inhabitants.


    THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR MET WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPREME COUNSEL OF THE ABKHAZIAN AUTONOMOUS REPUBLIC

    Tamaz Nadareishvili complained that Russia is far from using its potential in the conflict regulation. In particular, the peacekeeping forces do not complete their functions, do not assist to create the conditions for the safe return of the refugees.


    THE GEORGIAN HEALTHCARE MINISTER – ABOUT THE RESULTS OF THE PARTICIPATION IN THE MILITARY MEDICS CONFERENCE IN USA

    As informed at the today’s briefing the Healthcare Minister Avtandil Jorbenadze, was reached the agreement on handing to Georgia the most modern techniques in the telemedicine sphere. With the modern techniques will be equipped the Center of the children cardiosurgery in the Digomi district of the capital.


economics

    BY THE PARLIAMENT OF THE SELF-PROCLAIMED REPUBLIC OF ABKHAZIA SOLELY WAS ADOPTED THE LAW “ON THE STATE BUDGET OF THE ABKHAZIAN REPUBLIC FOR 1998”

    The size of the income part of the budget is defined in 43.7 million Russian rubles. The expenditure part during the detailed learning in the Parliament was substantially changed and made 51.6 million rubles (the budget deficit – 7.8 million).


    IN THE NEAR FUTURE WILL START WORKING THE MUTUAL GROUP ON REHABILITATION OF THE TSKHINVALI REGION TRANSPORT SYSTEM

    About this informed in the Georgian transport Ministry. It is envisaged to reconstruct as the highways so the railroads, which were destroyed because of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.


    THE BUILDING OF GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT IS BEING RESTRUCTURED AND RE-EQUIPPED

    As it is known, the reconstruction works of the Georgian Parliament building are being realized from 1992. Presently, totally restored area makes 47,000 sq.


    IN TBILISI ARRIVED THE HEADS OF THE CONSORTIUM OF THE FINANCIAL CHANCELLORS ON PRIVATIZATION OF THE GEORGIAN ENERGY SYSTEM AND THE AMERICAN EXPERTS IN ENERGY SPHERE

    At the yesterday’s meeting of the Minister on State Property Management Avtandil Silagadze with the Heads of the Consortium of the financial chancellors on privatization of the Georgian energy system were discussed the questions of the privatization of the objects of the energy distributing sector. The Consortium experts mentioned, that the distribution system must be divided in 3 parts: TELASI and the energy distributing objects of the western and eastern Georgia.


    ANALYSIS OF THE CUSTOM TAKINGS FOR THE 1ST QUARTER

    According to the data from the Customs Department in January-March the average month size of the import made 90.3 million Lari, or 93.1% of the last year analogous showings. As mention in the Department, the substantial part of the import (in the size of 56 million Lari) because of the legislative privileges was not liable to taxes.


society

    ACCORDING TO THE EXPERTS, DESPITE THE TRIPLE INCREASE OF THE AMOUNTS PICKED OUT FOR THE SOCIAL SECURITY OF THE REFUGEES COMPARING TO 1995, THEIR SITUATION DID NOT IMPROVE

    In 1998 for the social security of the Refugees were picked out 66.58 million Lari. However due to the work conducted by the revision group of the Control Chamber, became clear, that the substantial part of the refugees does not receive the different kinds of the aid, and the definite part of the picked out amounts is not used as assigned.


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