IN TEN DAYS VLADISLAV ARDZINBA WILL MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO RUN FOR THE PRESIDENCY
According to the information delivered from Sukhumi, Vladislav Ardzinba the separatists' leader made this statement in response to the central electoral commission's (CEC) proposal to register as the candidate on the post of the president during the upcoming elections. According to the CEC data, Ardzinba is the only candidate on the post of the president so far.
THE QUESTION ON CREATION OF AN ELECTORAL BLOC BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PARTIES CITIZENS' UNION AND LIBERATION OF ABKHAZIA HAS BEEN ALMOST SOLVED
This is the information delivered by the chairman of the party Liberation of Abkhazia Londer Zaava on the results the next round of the negotiations held in Tbilisi. The chairmen of the Parties Citizens' Union and Liberation ofAbkhazia discussed the question concerning the co-operation of the parties at the upcoming elections, scheduled for October 31.
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GEORGIAN AUTHORITIES GAVE A POSITIVE EVALUATION TO THE APPOINTMENT OF VLADIMIR PUTIN BY THE STATE DUMA AS THE PRIME-MINISTER OF RUSSIA
The adviser of the President of Georgia Levan Aleksidze expressed his opinion, that the appointment of Putin might hasten the process of the settlement of the Abkhaz conflict. In his words, Putin understands that stability in Caucasus has a great importance to Russia.
DELEGATION OF ISRAEL PARLIAMENT IN TBILISI
The official visit of the parliamentary delegation of Israel started on August 16 and will last 3 days. The delegation had a meeting with the Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who put the guests on the board about the situation in the country and in the South Caucasus in general.
THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF RUSSIA HAS SENT AN APPEAL REGARDING NORTHERN CAUCASIAN AFFAIRS TO HIS GEORGIAN COUNTERPART
The acting ambassador of the RF Vyacheslav Zupikov handed the appeal to the Foreign Minister of Georgia Irakli Menagarishvili during his meeting with him on August 16.
GEORGIAN PRESIDENT'S SHORT-TERM VACATION HAS COME TO AN END
The President of Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze is going to resume his worke after a 2-week vacation spent in a resort Likani.
RUSSIANS ARE FOR EFFECTUAL SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM OF TURK-MESKHETIANS RETURN TO GEORGIA
According to the information from the Georgian embassy to RF, this is what Kim Tsagolov, the Deputy Minister of Nationalities said at his talks with Victor Andreev, the acting representative of UN Supreme Commissariat for refugees’ affairs in Moscow. The talks concerned 200,000 Turk-Meskhetians living in the Krasnodar region of Russia, for whom the UN Supreme Commissariat for refugees’ affairs prearranged provision of human aid worth $150,000.
GURAM SHARADZE DECLARED THAT UNKNOWN PEOPLE, BREAK THE DOORS OF THE ROOMS OF THE COMMITTEE ON MIGRATION AND COMPATRIOTS’ AFFAIRS LEAVING ABROAD
This is the information delivered by the Chairman of the Parliament’s committee on Migration and Compatriots’ Affairs Leaving Abroad Guram Sharadze at his press conference, held today. In his words, the first case of braking of the door took place on August 11, 1999.
A SHIP WITH AMERICAN WHEAT ARRIVED IN POTI TODAY
As it was explained at today's briefing at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, out of the 35,000 tons supplied 5,000 tons are to be distributed among refugees, 29,500 tons are to be sold at Tbilisi international grain and oil exchange, and 500 tons are to remain in the state reserve. Let us remind that the grain was supplied under the grant in the frame of the agreement signed by Georgian and American governments on July 28.
STATE TREASURY BILLS EMISSION RESUMED
The Ministry of Finance, as emitter, and the NB, as agent, are resuming state treasury bills emission since August 18. The emission was temporarily stopped almost a year ago.