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April 16, 1998

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politics

    THE VISIT TO GEORGIA OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL EXPERT GROUP WAS COMPLETED

    Yesterday was completed the visit to Georgia of the EC expert group. Before the departure to Istanbul, they stated that the information gathered by them during the visit allows concluding that Georgia substantially progressed on the way of building the democratic society.


    GEORGIA AND TURKEY ARE GOING TO CONDUCT THE MUTUAL MANEUVERS

    Yesterday Vardiko Nadibaidze and Ismail Karadayi signed the memorandum defining the development of the relations between the Georgian Defense Ministry and the General Headquarters of the Turkish army. As stated Vardiko Nadibaidze, with this document are defined the directions of the military-technical cooperation, preparing of the Georgian specialists and conducting the mutual trainings, as well as the participation in those held by the program Partnership for Peace.


    IN GALI REGION CONTINUE THE TERRORIST ACTS

    Yesterday near to the village Chuburkhinji in the Gali region exploded on the mine the car in which were located the staff-members of the Abkhazian Customs. Nobody was hurt.


    ABKHAZIA IS CONCERNED WITH STRENGTHENING OF THE GEORGIAN MILITARY POTENTIAL

    As informed the source in the Russian Ministry of the Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia sent the appeal to the Russian Ministry of the Foreign Affairs, which states, that this is due to the help provided to Georgia by the foreign states, in particular by Turkey, Ukraine, USA and Germany. The special concern of the separatist administration is driven by the claim of the State border guard Department Chairman Valeri Chkheidze about the Georgia’s plan starting from this year to control itself its aquatory.


    THE PARLIAMENT OF THE SELF-PROCLAIMED REPUBLIC OF ABKHAZIA PROTESTS AGAINST THE DRAFT OF THE CIS STATES HEADS DECISION

    Yesterday the Parliament of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia broadcasted the statement about the decision project of the CIS states Heads on regulating in Abkhazia. The Statement’s authors point, that the project prepared by the Georgian side again aims to receive the one-sided privileges.


    THE PARLIAMENT COMMISSION ON THE ABKHAZIAN PROBLEMS DEMANDS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COMMONWEALTH THE CORRESPONDING REACTION ON THE PRIVATIZATION HELD BY THE SEPARATISTS

    Today the temporary Parliament Commission on the Abkhazian problems appealed to the OSCE Counsel’s country-members, the Heads of the OSCE and UN missions, the Embassies of Georgia in Austria and US about the corresponding reaction on the started by the separatist regime privatization. The commission mentions, that the privatization concerns the property, in creating of which large part belongs to the population, which presently is persecuted from Abkhazia.


    THE DIRECTOR OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERAL BORDER SERVICE FINDS, THAT IT IS EARLY TO TALK ABOUT THE TOTAL MOVING OF THE RUSSIAN BORDER GUARDS FROM GEORGIA

    Commenting his meeting with the Chairman of the Georgian State Border Guard Department Valeri Chkheidze, Nikolai Borduzha stated, that he would not talk yet about the total moving of the Russian border guards from Georgia. At the meeting was discussed the question of the step by step transferring the sea district under control of the Georgian side.


    TO THE PARLIAMENT GROUP ON THE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WAS GIVEN THE STATUS OF THE TEMPORARY PARLIAMENT COMMISSION

    This decision was made at the Parliament’s plenary meeting on April 14. During this the opinions of the deputies divided.


    TOMORROW IN TBILISI ARRIVES THE PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH OSSETIA

    Today the President of the Russian Republic North Ossetia Alexander Dzakhozov arrives in Tskhinvali. He is going to meet with the South Ossetian Leader Ludwig Chibirov.


    THE COUNTRY’S PARLIAMENT CONSIDERS THE NEW CANDIDATE ON THE POST OF THE FUEL AND ENERGY MINISTER

    As it is known, due to the accusations in violations in the activity of the Fuel and Energy Ministry David Zubitashvili, filling the post of the Minister, asked for resigning, which was satisfied by the country’s President. At the yesterday’s sitting of the Parliament Committee of the Branch Economy was held the meeting with Teimuraz Giorgadze, presented by the President to the post of the Minister.


economics

    THE INTRODUCING OF THE MIGRANT GATHERINGS IS BEING EXPECTED

    The Minister on the Refugee Affairs Valeri Vashakidze finds, that it is necessary to create the uniform system of the migration process control, for which should be adopted the draft “On Accounting and Inspecting the Migrants”. Therefore will become possible to register the coming and leaving migrants.


    THE COUNTRY’S PRESIDENT CATEGORICALLY DEMANDED FROM THE CORRESPONDING DEPARTMENTS TO REGULATE THE SITUATION WITH DISTRIBUTING PENSIONS AND SALARIES

    Eduard Shevardnadze at the yesterday’s government sitting stated his plans to return to this theme in a week, and in case of need to hear the information on this question every week. As informed at the sitting the Social Security Minister Tengiz Gazdeliani, every month for the question regulating with the distributing of pensions is necessary 12.5 million Lari.


    THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE MINISTRY ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE BREAD PRODUCTS

    As stated at the today’s press conference the Food and Agriculture Minister Bakur Gulua, the produced in Tbilisi bread does not jeopardize its using. According to the Minister, based on the agreement with the Healthcare Minister by the Ministry’s experts will be realized the mutual control of the imported grain quality.


    THE PROGNOSIS OF THE EXPERTS ABOUT THE ACTIVITY OF THE WILLERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SECOND ZERO AUCTION CAME TRUE

    As was informed at the yesterday’s press conference in the Ministry on Management of State Property, according to the preliminary data the received amount made 3.74 million Lari (the receiving of the auction applications ended on April 7). The special interest was paid to the Zestaponi’s Ferro-alloy Factory.


business

    TO THE 30TH SPECIALIZED AUCTION WERE PRESENTED THE SHARES OF THE 142 CORPORATIONS

    The receiving of the applications for the auction, started from April 3, will end on May 4. The total nominal cost of the presented shares (over 15.2 million) makes about $9.3 million and 7.4 million Lari.


    SAMTREST SUED THE ANTITRUST SERVICE

    At the yesterday’s press conference in the Agriculture and Food Ministry was discussed the question on producing the Georgian wines abroad. Should be mentioned, that earlier the antitrust service of the Ministry of Economy raised the question about the violations during the presenting by the department of the state regulating the winemaking and wine-growing Samtrest of the license to the Bell wine-cognac factory in Moldova for the exclusive right on producing the Georgian wine and demanded to cancel the agreement with the factory.


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